The hall was very quiet, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop on the ground. However, it was not empty. On the contrary, there were not many people in the hall at this time. Five were sitting and one was standing. They were stunned.
The hall, which was not too big, was packed with people, but everyone looked solemn, and no one had the intention to speak first. They were just like six wooden clay sculptures. Of course, who would dare to really regard these six as wooden clay sculptures?
If so, it must be the old man who hanged himself because he thought he lived too long. If nothing else, the person standing there is not someone ordinary people can afford to mess with - Luo Tong, the boss of the "Mingdi" action team
, As for the others, look, the person sitting on the main seat is Di Renjie, the young minister of Dali Temple, and the person sitting on the first place is Le Yanwei, the prime minister of the dynasty, and the one who is in charge is King Luo Bing, the wine drinker of the Imperial Academy, and the two opposite
They are Xiao Qian, the general of the left guard, and Zhuang Yong, the helmsman of "Ming Di". Each of them is not a heavyweight, and both of them are existences that ordinary people need to look up to. However, at this moment, all of them have serious expressions, as if they have encountered someone.
It's like a very big and difficult matter.
"Ahem, gentlemen, let's get started."
Di Renjie secretly glanced around at everyone present and saw that no one had any intention of speaking. The annoyance in his heart immediately became more intense. Yes, he had the right to make emergency decisions given by Li Xian. He could
Normally, it would be easy to control everyone present. You only need to convey Li Xian's order and everyone would cooperate fully. However, this time the scandal in the examination room happened too suddenly, not to mention Li Xian who was far away in Hexi.
Unexpectedly, even the well-informed "Ming Dy" did not get the slightest news before the incident, and the current balance of the court is on the verge of collapse. As the actual host of the British royal family in the court,
People, Di Renjie had to take advantage of Xunjia's opportunity to summon everyone to discuss countermeasures. As for whether he could get any results, Di Renjie actually didn't have much hope, because none of these people were very good, and each of them had very limited qualifications.
They were all older than him, Di Renjie, and the relationship between them was not very harmonious. They would not necessarily obey Di Renjie's instructions. Even so, as the master, Di Renjie had to be the first to stand up and make such a start.
"Um."
"Let's get started!"
"It's good to discuss it."
…
Since Di Renjie had said this, everyone had no objections and all turned their attention to Zhuang Yong, who was sitting upright.
"My lords, according to reliable information, Wu Chengsi, the Minister of Justice, has used torture to obtain a confession from Lin Qi, the Minister of Rites, and entered the palace half an hour ago..."
As soon as he saw everyone's eyes sweeping over him, Zhuang Yong did not dare to neglect, straightened his body, and reported the news he had obtained in a concise and concise manner.
"Torture? Isn't this just a sign of surrender? If you are really outrageous, if you don't do it, I will definitely impeach this villain Wu Chengsi!"
King Luo Bin had always hated evil, but when he heard what Zhuang Yong said, his face turned pale. He gave a high-five with hatred and couldn't help but interrupt Zhuang Yong's words.
"Travelling brother, please be patient. I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. Without the Queen's will, how could Wu Chengsi dare to act like this? It's hard to explain why Wu Chengsi is so strange. We need to think about it in the long term.
"
Le Yanwei originally held the post of Minister of Rites, but the prince managed to squeeze him out and replaced him with someone like Lin Qi, who was not very capable. This kind of behavior made Le Yanwei full of resentment and wished he could
Lin Qi was unlucky. In addition, he and King Luo Bin had always been at odds with each other. When he saw King Luo Bin so angrily wanting to make the decision for everyone, he naturally would not agree, so he added something from the side.
"Discuss? Is there anything else that can be discussed? This move is nothing more than the work of a traitor in the palace. Hum, the incident of Si Chen cannot be tolerated. When His Highness is in court, every time he encounters this, he will definitely attack him head-on. Luo Although I don’t know how to do it, I am willing to write for you and fight against the traitors and rebels with everyone!”
King Luo Bin glanced at Le Yanwei angrily and said impassionedly that he would immediately take action and summon all the ministers to jointly submit the petition.
"Hey."
Le Yanwei's argument was just ordinary, and he didn't want to forcefully argue with someone like King Luo Bin who was well-spoken. Therefore, although he didn't agree with King Luo Bin's proposal in his heart, he didn't want to say anything more. He just chuckled and said, Closed his mouth.
"What? Are you scared, Le Xiang? Huh, we have enough money to earn money from the court and we should be loyal to the emperor. How can we just sit back and watch the traitors running rampant in the court? If you don't want to sign the certificate, Luo can go on his own. !" Le Yanwei stopped talking, but King Luo Bin still refused to give up and insisted on impeaching Wu Chengsi. When Le Yanwei heard this, he simply closed his eyes and fell silent.
“Brother, don’t be impatient when traveling. It’s not too late to listen to what the helmsman has to say before making a decision.”
Seeing that the discussion was about to turn into anger, Di Renjie had no choice but to stand up and smooth things over.
"snort!"
King Luo Bin was about to make an impassioned speech, but when he heard what Di Renjie said, he couldn't say any more, so he snorted coldly and closed his mouth.
"Director Zhuang, please continue, is there anything fishy about this case?"
Di Renjie's eyes flashed with a hint of helpless bitterness, but he didn't explain any more. He just smiled and waved his hand at Zhuang Yong.
"According to insider reports, Lin Qi's nephews from two clans also participated in the competition. In order to protect them, Lin Qi did take advantage of his position to leak the test questions to these two people, but there was no such thing as selling the test questions. The origin of the test questions that Ban Juzi obtained is currently unknown. It may have been written by the nephews of the Lin Qi family, or someone else may have stirred up the trouble. Now, all the people involved in the case are under the control of Wu Chengsi. , Although Zhuang tried many ways, he has not yet been able to clarify the truth." Zhuang Yong nodded knowingly and revealed the information he had found out in the past three days.
"Haha, grandma is such a badass. This Lin Qi is not a good guy either. He even dared to leak the test questions in competitions. I really don't know how to write the word 'death'!"
Xiao Qian was a military commander with a bad temper. When he heard that Lin Qi was behaving in such a reckless way, he immediately curled his lips in disdain and uttered a curse word.
"Brother Chengning (Xiao Qian's name), that's not the key. Hey, that man in the palace can find trouble even if he doesn't have any problem. Now that he has such an excuse, how can he not take the opportunity to have a violent attack? I'm afraid the prince is I'm going to die, and if I don't get a good meal, I'm afraid I'll be disgraced."
Le Yanwei had old grudges with Empress Wu and the Crown Prince, and he was eager for a fierce fight between the two sides. In his opinion, the harder the two sides fought, the better. It would be best if both sides suffered losses, so that Li Xian would be able to ascend to the throne, right? Here During the case, he had made up his mind to sit on the sidelines and not want to take action to get involved.
"Hahaha... That's good, I'll wait and see how busy it is."
Xiao Qian also didn't want to take action. Hearing Le Yanwei's gloating words, he burst out laughing, and he simply expressed his intention to sit on the sidelines.
"Nonsense, how can the important affairs of the court be such a child's play, Luo..."
King Luo Bin didn't want to watch. In his opinion, Lin Qi deserved to die, but Empress Wu's behavior of randomly interfering in the government was even more bastard. When he saw the two big bosses expressing their opinions like this, he was very dissatisfied. He glared and wanted to He was angry, but before he could finish what he said, he saw the housekeeper of Di Mansion hurriedly turned out from behind the screen, as if he had something important to do, so he had to forcefully stop what he was saying.
"Your Excellency, Eunuch Zhang, the eunuch in charge of the East Palace, has arrived and said that His Highness the Crown Prince has a message for you."
As soon as the old butler entered the hall, he could feel the smell of gunpowder in the hall. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. But when he saw Di Renjie's dissatisfied eyes sweeping over him, he didn't dare to delay any more. He paused for a moment and then took a big step. He rushed forward and reported loudly.
"Oh?" Upon hearing that it was the prince's order, Di Renjie couldn't help but frown. A trace of suspicion quickly flashed in his eyes, but he didn't dare to neglect it. After thinking for a while, he looked at the person present. Everyone bowed together and said, "Gentlemen, please wait a moment. Let Di go and then come back."
"Di Shaoqing, you are finally here. His Highness has ordered you to come to the East Palace to see me, please."
At the steps outside the Di Mansion, Zhang Che, who was sweating profusely, saw Di Renjie slowly walking out of the house. He didn't even bother to exchange greetings. He rushed forward with a few strides and finished Li Xian's oral edict in one breath. Without giving Di Renjie a chance to ask questions, he waved his hand and urged with great urgency.
"Oh? Okay, let Di Mou explain a few words, and then go with the father-in-law."
Seeing Zhang Che being so anxious, Di Renjie couldn't help but have an ominous premonition in his heart, but he didn't hesitate at all. He turned around, and after explaining a few words to the housekeeper, he got on the carriage, accompanied by Zhang Che. Rushed towards the imperial city...
"Hey, Judge Dee is back."
"Mr. Dee, how is the situation?"
"Brother Huaiying, what happened?"
…
Di Renjie said he was going to go back, but it took more than an hour to turn around. Even Le Yanwei and others were considered mature and prudent people, and they were also impatient to wait, waiting to see Di Renjie's expression. He turned his head vaguely from behind the screen, and everyone stood up, asking questions in confusion.
"My lords, your Majesty's decree has been issued. The empress will be in charge, and she will be named 'Queen of Heaven'."
Di Renjie was obviously not in a good mood, and he did not say much to the crowd. He just shook his head solemnly, waved his hand, suppressed everyone's words, and spoke with a trembling voice.
"What? 'Queen of Heaven'? How can this be done!"
"How could Your Majesty be so decisive? It's ridiculous, it's so ridiculous!"
"The prince is going to be in trouble. Hey, 'Queen of Heaven', what a 'Queen of Heaven', I'm afraid the fun will be even greater this time."
…
Upon hearing what Di Renjie said, everyone was dumbfounded. After being speechless for a while, they all screamed in surprise, and for a while the whole hall became noisy.
"My lords, the matter has come to this. Your Highness must make the decision personally. Before that, we can only sit back and watch. We must not act rashly. Please be careful."
Di Renjie did not expect that things would progress so quickly, nor did he expect that the prince would be defeated so miserably. Faced with such a chaotic situation, even though Di Renjie was so wise, he did not dare to make a decision easily. If he could hand over the conflict, he could only hope that Li Xian would come up with an accurate idea. As for what the follow-up development would be, Di Renjie was not sure at all...
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