Chapter two hundred and eighty first half-empty half-truths
I don’t know since when, for the civil servants of the country and dynasty, being beaten by the imperial rod has become a gorgeous performance. It is the best channel to become famous in one day. If any minister is hit by the imperial rod dozens of times, he will immediately be known as a righteous and outspoken person.
Yang Tianxia, as long as you survive and survive, you can go home and have a drink to celebrate that you will leave your name in history!
There are also many people who have confidence in their own physical fitness, deliberately criticize the dragon scales, and offend Tianyan to defraud the reputation of Ting Zang Bo. From this point of view, it must be said that it is indeed a very twisted world. However, Mr. Li said that this time he was
The royal stick was definitely not a lie. It did make the Queen Mother angry. However, since she was about to be beaten with a royal stick, it was only human nature to take advantage of the situation and pretend to be more heroic.[]
Although Li Gui had been escorted to the outside of the palace, the slogans he shouted seemed to echo in the palace. People with good tongue skills usually have clear voices.
No matter how upright these ministers who are able to go to the palace to discuss matters are, they will be infected by today's environment with some "conspiracy theory" thinking.
The Sixth Supervisor Student Case? The Queen Mother and the First Assistant are guilty? When you think about these two sentences shouted by Mr. Li together, it makes people feel very meaningful. Even if a certain former Zhongshu is brave, he will not dare to talk nonsense on this matter.
Could it be that the sudden disagreement between the Queen Mother and Mr. Xu today was due to this factor?
Although the ministers have never mentioned the case, they have always paid close attention to it in their hearts. This is a landmark case in terms of the ownership of political affairs. Whether it is silent or brought up again, it is probably profound.
political meaning.
The old Chief Assistant Zhang Ruoyu knew that the nights were long and the dreams were many, so he coughed and wanted to do something again. However, the Empress Dowager Qian on the throne couldn't help but fell into deep thought and did not respond to the Chief Assistant.
In the Empress Dowager Cisheng's mind, the matter of the Sixth Supervisor of the Imperial College must have been caused by some people with Conglong's thoughts. At the beginning, she also knew that it was impossible to suppress this idea, and it was best to downplay it, so she only planned to give it to that person.
A few prison students who were reckless and disrespectful were given a small punishment and were sent back to the Imperial College to deal with it themselves. Unexpectedly, all six of them died suddenly overnight, and things became even more bizarre.
Even so, she still chose to continue to deal with it coldly, and did not want to dwell on this topic when it was hotly discussed. You must know that no matter what the result is, it is a turmoil, and it is likely to only cause more and more severe consequences.
, the hotter the topic involving pro-government becomes, the more unstable she becomes.
As the empress dowager, she is naturally not afraid of dragging things out. Even if she is suspected, no one will dare to interrogate her. It is best to delay it until she gradually fades out of other people's memories.
But this does not mean that Queen Mother Qian does not want to find out the inside story, or that she wants to truly settle the matter, so as not to be stained for some reason. If you want to be a "female middle school Yao and Shun", you cannot be regarded as a sinister villain who secretly killed the petitioner.
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A while ago, Shi Jijiu strongly recommended Li Gui to investigate the case. She felt the time had come and agreed.
Empress Dowager Qian still trusts Li Ju's ability to do things. The key is that she believes that Li Ju is a clear-minded person. Li Ju must know how to deal with the beginning and end of the matter, and he must also know how to grasp the truth.
Grasp.
Today, Li Gui suddenly came to the court to discuss matters. Empress Dowager Qian didn't think much about it at first, but now she realized that the result had been achieved in just a few days? She actually used the imperial staff to deceive her reputation at this moment!
The old chief minister waited again, and was thinking about whether to speak, when Master Xu suddenly said to the Queen Mother: "What Li Gui said is really shocking, and it has raised eyebrows both inside and outside. We should summon him to the palace to ask questions, and then we can talk about anything else."
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Otherwise, the imperial court will act in a hurry and make mistakes if something goes wrong."
Everyone in the hall nodded in agreement. Master Xu's words are deeply rooted in people's hearts. Only when he can clearly see the direction of the wind can he express his stance.
But it was said that Mr. Li was dragged outside the palace and shouted slogans. No matter how hard he shouted, the executioner's guards turned a deaf ear and did not care about what he shouted and continued to prepare for the work in an orderly manner.
First, Mr. Li was fixed on the floor, then he lifted up his fat official robe, took off the outer two layers of crotch, and finally rounded the stick before beating him. The Queen Mother's personal lieutenant, Eunuch Mai, was counting on the side, and there were many people outside the palace.
Wei gathered around and watched vigorously.
Many of these imperial guardsmen have been on duty for many years. Looking back on the palace anecdotes, it seems that since the Jinghe Dynasty, no one else has been affected by the imperial staff. Lord Li is probably the first one to be honored.
Lying on the ground, Li Gui suddenly remembered some allusions about "beating with heart" and "beating with a feast" that he had seen in his previous life, so he turned his head and glanced at Eunuch Mai's toes, wondering whether they were open or closed.
Looking left and right, they seem to be parallel. What does this mean?
Just as Mr. Li was distracted studying the toes of Mr. Mai, the imperial staff fell heavily! He immediately felt a sudden burning sensation in the back of his whole body, as if it was burned, and then rolled up again.
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The sharp pain of o went straight into my heart.
Not quite mentally prepared for this, Mr. Li was so painful that he couldn't help but scream: "Ah!!!!!"
He originally wanted to continue shouting slogans while being beaten, but how can he shout now? Why is there such a big gap between the taste of a royal stick and being beaten with a stick in the county government? Mr. Li was beaten with a stick when he was a yamen servant and was beaten. Originally, he was still
I thought that the cane felt similar to hitting a wooden board, so I relied on my strong body and didn't pay much attention. Now I know that dozens of blows of the cane can really kill someone!
Thinking about this, Li's scalp is probably numb. This is going to be a big deal.
Immediately, there was another blow, and Mr. Li still couldn't help but scream like a ghost and a wolf.
At this moment, the savior appeared. The little eunuch rushed out from Wuying Palace and shouted: The Queen Mother has a decree! Stop, stop!"
He ran to Eunuch Mai again, bowed and said, "The Queen Mother sent Li Gui to the palace."
Hearing this, the guard in charge of the Imperial Guard had no choice but to retract his hand, gently caressing the iron-covered end of the imperial staff, sighing slightly, staring at Master Li's body with unfulfilled interest. When was the last time he wielded the imperial staff? Almost there.
It's been ten years, but unfortunately the skill of hitting the imperial staff with one hand has been neglected for a long time. Li Gui felt that it was unfortunate among the best that the imperial staff was so painful. It was lucky among the unfortunate that it only took two blows and then stopped abruptly.
.But with only two strokes of the imperial staff, can it achieve the effect of making a name for oneself? I’m a bit unsure.
But I heard Eunuch Mai telling the guard in charge of punishment: "Don't put your stick away yet, maybe Mr. Li will be beaten again later."
Under Mr. Li's strong request, the eunuch who passed the order was forced to support the disheveled man and staggered up to the hall, looking like he was seriously injured.
In full view of the ministers, after Mr. Li thanked him for suspending the execution, he listened to the Queen Mother say: "You can gain something from investigating the case? Tell the truth, if you tell a lie, you will be punished even more!"
Li Gui took out the folded book from his sleeve and said: "It is now found that Zhang, a clerk in the Imperial College's Book Hall, conspired with Fang, a clerk in the Shengxue Hall, and Fang poisoned the water, causing the death of the Sixth Supervisor.
Died suddenly at night.”
Hearing this, everyone was a little disappointed. What is this? A shocking piece of information that can make the Queen Mother and the First Assistant feel guilty?
Li Gui continued calmly: "It was also found out that the criminal Zhang and Qian, an official in the prison, were the best friends and had a close friendship. All the teachers and students of the Imperial College could testify. It was also found out that Qian was involved in the case.
There is an opportunity to try to escape from prison. As for the others, there is no evidence yet. I still need to continue to investigate, so I would like to report it first."
An official named Qian? Empress Dowager Qian’s money?
Some ministers who are familiar with the nobles have already remembered that among the two brothers of Empress Dowager Qian, the eldest brother Qian Tai took the title of Marquis of Xinning from his father-in-law, but the second brother Qian An was prevented by the ministers from being knighted, so his son
Yi Enyin went to prison to study. Could it be that Qian Jiansheng, as mentioned by Li Gui, was this person?
Although Mr. Li is very cunning and keeps saying that there is no evidence that Qian Jiansheng is related to the murder, the speaker is intentional and the listener is intentional. Most people in the palace have automatically made up the plot and drawn the plot from Qian Jiansheng to Zhang, and then from
The line from Zhang to Fang.
At their level of cognition, many things only require "truth" and no evidence. To put it bluntly, evidence is only for low-level people to watch.
What they thought was just as Li Guang said when he judged the case, there was no supporter, two unrelated little people
How dare officials commit such a big case? Is Qian Jiansheng the person who supports him? It seems that he doesn't have enough weight. What happens next?
The Empress Dowager Cisheng was shocked when she suddenly heard about Qian Jiansheng. She did not expect that this case could be related to her, nor did she expect that Li Gu would suspect her nephew as the mastermind. Could it be that she had guessed in the wrong direction from the beginning?
?What on earth is her brother doing?
How much inside information did Li Gui find out? Did he have any real evidence in his hand? Did he really not find out the results or did he deliberately wait for the opportunity to lead the case? Even after thinking about it, the Empress Dowager Qian couldn't see through Li Gui's trump card.
In fact, Li Gui only has the information that has been mentioned, and there is no other powerful information that he can come up with. The case happened half a year ago, how can he find too many clues in a few days? He is now equivalent to an empty city plan.
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Today's situation has developed into such a chaotic situation, and Empress Dowager Qian is a little regretful. Perhaps she should not have softened her ears. After hearing "The way to be a king is to be good at balance", "Don't let one family dominate", "We must uproot the thorns for the future emperor."
"" and other so-called imperial techniques, planned to promote Peng Chunshi, the great scholar of Wuyingdian, to suppress the momentum of Xu Daohong, the official secretary, and Zhao Liangli, the censor of Zuodu.
Otherwise, Li Gu would definitely be on her side. Now she realizes that this knife is really sharp.
But the Empress Dowager Cisheng is not afraid. What can happen to her in the case of a mere prison student? In other words, even if she explicitly issued an edict to put the six prison students to death, who can do anything to her?
Princes who break the law are guilty of the same crimes as the common people. Although it is empty talk most of the time, it is possible under certain conditions. However, there are still two people in the Ming Dynasty who can absolutely transcend the law. They will never break the law and will never accept any trial. At most
They will only be advised and remonstrated, first by the emperor and second by the empress dowager.
The first thing Empress Dowager Qian was worried about was her reputation, and the second was the situation of her family a hundred years from now.
Seeing that the Queen Mother had been silent for a long time, Mr. Li, regardless of being injured, said loudly: "I have no regrets about moving to the left. Only the prison case has not been concluded. I boldly asked for a five-day deadline to allow me to continue investigating the case."
. Where justice goes, the truth must come to light, and the mastermind and the real culprit must be captured to thank the world!"
How could Queen Mother Qian dare to let Mr. Li continue to investigate? But no one in the palace came out to refute Li Gui. Even the old chief assistant who had been fighting with Li Gui today was thinking carefully about whether the case that killed the supervisor was
The Empress Dowager instigated it? So who instigated the previous letter from Yi Que requesting the Emperor to take charge? Is it really the Empress Dowager who directed and acted on her own? (To be continued.!.
