Chapter 36 third quarter

There is only one main street in Qinghe. On the north side of the street, along the two sides of the road, each yamen has set up tents for the high officials to rest.The two inns on the street were all requisitioned, and the original tourists were invited out as a resting place for princes and ministers. Prince Gong borrowed another spacious residence for receiving guests.As soon as he arrived, he invited Jia Zhen, Zhou Zupei, and Zhao Guang, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, to talk about how to settle the charges against Gu Ming's eight ministers. Talking about the purpose of coming, Jia Zhen first said: "Shangyu sent the prince to meet with the cabinet and the ministries to discuss. Naturally, the prince will set the date."

"Today and tomorrow, the Zi Palace will be in peace. The notice will be issued on the fourth day, and the fifth day will be the soonest." "It's the fifth day of the lunar new year!" Prince Gong accepted Zhou Zupei's suggestion, "I'm going to ask the two Prime Ministers to be overworked." This is a trivial matter, there is nothing to study, just let it go.What needs to be studied is that the crimes of Gu Ming's eight ministers should be discussed in advance, so that there will be no lawsuits and no clues during the meeting. So Zhao Guang, Shangshu of the Ministry of punishment, spoke.He is also the one who hates Sushun the most, because Sushun seized power and often violated the duties of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. One of the things that made Zhao Guang the most distressed was the case of the Wuwu examination room in the eighth year of Xianfeng, killing the academician Bai Ling.It is true that the atmosphere in the examination room needs to be rectified, but it is rare in ancient times to punish Zaifu for this reason. At that time, everyone thought that they would be pardoned to death. The son prepares his luggage so that he can go as soon as he hears the grace.

How do you know that Emperor Daxing was really a Zhubi at that time who personally approved and killed Bai Ling.Zhao Guang clearly remembered that when the first emperor specially summoned the ministers to announce the decree face to face, their faces were miserable, and the hand holding the pen kept trembling.Sushun was the only one who gloated about his misfortune. When he left the Old Summer Palace, he exclaimed triumphantly, "Today I killed someone, today I killed someone!" Now he's going to kill someone too!Zhao Guang protested, "Sushun deserves to die! Zaiyuan, Duanhua, and Yulu are not guilty of living. The other five should also be severely punished."

"That is to say, the eight people are divided into three classes." Zhou Zupei made a summary: "Sushun is the first class, Zai Yuan and Duanhua are the first class, and the other five people are the first class. Is that so?" "The Shangyu Zhongyuan said, 'Separate the severity, and perform according to the law'. It is quite appropriate to divide them into three classes." Jia Zhen nodded his head in agreement. According to Zhao Guang's intention, the third class should be divided, and Xiang Kuangyuan echoed the most, it's another matter.However, both Jia Zhen and Zhou Zupei disagreed. Huang Zhen was from the same village as the guard, and Zhou Zupei thought of Jing Shou, who was the brother-in-law of King Gong. heavier than others.

Zhao Guang's original intention was to let go of Sushun, so he didn't insist on it.At the moment they were talking, someone came to report that the vehicle escorting Sushun had crossed the Qinghe River and was on its way to Beijing.Then came to report: King Chun has arrived in Qinghe. Brothers are all excited to meet each other.Only during the great funeral, it is inconvenient to put a smile on the face.Jia, Zhou, and Zhao were all very knowledgeable, and after a salute and greetings with King Chun, who was all in suit, they said goodbye together, so that they could have a secret chat with their brothers.

"How is Beijing?" Chun Wang asked first. "It's very nice in Beijing!" Prince Gong asked back, "How's the road going? I heard that Su Liu was yelling about lawlessness, what did he say?" "Anyway, lawless bullshit. But..." When the words were on the verge of speaking, they stopped suddenly, and Prince Gong wanted to ask more, but he didn't open his mouth, and only looked at King Chun with majestic eyes.He was most afraid of his sixth brother, so he had to tell the truth. "Su Liu cursed 'Ximian'." King Chun lowered his voice extremely low, "He said that when Emperor Taizu destroyed the four tribes of Haixi, Bu Yanggu, minister of Yehe, swore that among his descendants, even if There is only one woman left, and she wants to take revenge. Now this has been fulfilled, the Great Qing Dynasty will be handed over to Yehenala. He also said, 'Ximian' is a poisonous snake, be careful, one day she will bite back!"

"Hmph!" Prince Gong just sneered, taking Sushun's words as a rage to vent his anger.Although there are legends that Yehenala and Aixinjueluo are feuds, and the beautiful women in the palace, it is absurd and nonsense not to choose Yehenala. Later, Emperor Taizong had a side concubine, the holy ancestor had a concubine Hui, and Gaozong had a concubine Shun, all of which came from Yehenala.As for the Empress Dowager Cixi, she is shrewd and decisive, not like a weak woman, but it is true, saying that she is a poisonous snake, one must guard against backlash, this is very ridiculous to Prince Gong.

So Gu said to him, talking about King Jin's new position, King Gong was going to appoint one of Sushun's leftovers, Zheng Huangqi to lead the guards and internal ministers, to recommend him to be in charge of the guards of the Forbidden City.This is a very important errand, Chun Wang gladly accepts it. "Go to Beijing! The two palaces have a lot to ask you." So King Chun set off immediately, took a good horse from the imperial stables, and galloped back to Beijing with his guards.Arriving at Chongwenmen, just in time for Sushun's prison car to enter the city, King Chun personally escorted him to the clan mansion on Hubu Street, east of the imperial city, in order to be cautious and thoughtful on duty.

There are many "vacant rooms" in the clan's mansion, which is an official name, and it is specially used for the confinement of offended clans.As soon as Sushun arrived, because he was a criminal ordered by the imperial court, the prime minister of the third rank came out to take care of him in person. After greeting King Chun, he lifted the curtain of the car to look at it, and then said to King Chun: "Your Majesty, please come back." Go! Leave it to me." Jin Wang originally wanted to wait for Sushun to get out of the car, verify his integrity, and formally deliver it, and then explain a few words of "careful guard" or other official accents, but he was afraid that Sushun would scold him like a bloody spout, so it would be better to think about it. If there is one less thing, why bother to make fun of yourself?So he nodded and walked away.

Fu Cheng had also heard that Su Shun was rebellious and not easy to serve, so he was extra careful, took off the curtain of the car himself, bowed his waist and said: "Zhongtang, please come down." His hands were tied, closed Sushun, who was sitting quietly, opened his eyes, looked at him and asked, "Where are the two kings Yi and Zheng?" "In the back, there is a very spacious yard." "I want to be with the two of them, okay?" In Nafu Cheng's memory, Sushun has never been so humble, he has spoken to others in a consulting tone, and after being flattered, he promised repeatedly: "Yes, yes!"

"Excuse me again, send someone to Pichai Alley to inform my mansion to bring the things I need." Fu Cheng thought to himself: Sushun probably didn't know that his house had been ransacked.At this time, there is no need to say much, anyway, as soon as he met Zaiyuan and Duanhua, he knew everything.So he said perfunctorily: "Okay, okay!" Then he sent two Bi Tie Shi to lead Sushun in, and at the same time sent another escort official sent by King Chun to handle the procedures for handing over the prisoners. The yamen of the clan's mansion faces east and west, and the last courtyard faces east, but it never sees the morning light, because it is the famous so-called "high wall".The prince's family made a mistake, and they were often dealt with by "family law", and they were not sent to "prison", and they were confined in the "high wall".Except for a very brief midday sun, there was hardly any daylight.Hundreds of years later, in the dilapidated house, there are thick moss growing on the brick floor, dark red spots faintly appearing on the gray-black walls, which make people think that they are spattered by torture. of blood. It was really an "empty house". It used to have nothing, but after Zaiyuan and Duanhua moved in, they naturally had their family members, arranged up and down, and brought in the things they used. Of course, there would be no furniture, and the floor was covered with thatch. However, the grass is covered with wolf fur mattresses that are only allowed for officials above the first rank, fine porcelain blue and white bowls, waxy yellow tooth chopsticks, sharp meat knives, golden water pipes, etc., are scattered all over the floor.It was getting late, Zaiyuan and Duanhua were about to have dinner, and the nobles under his banner valued enjoyment the most. Although he was under confinement, Zaiyuan still remembered that Yueshengzhai was nearby, and he was calling a pen post style who took care of him. , sent someone to buy Yueshengzhai's sauced mutton to eat, and the pen post came back and forth, bringing news of Sushun. Sushun had already been untied, and was escorted by the director of the Zuo Division with a principal and two pens. When he saw Zaiyuan, he widened his eyes, spat hard, and said in a hateful voice : "Okay, this is good! It's all over! You have to listen to me early, where will there be today?" Zaiyuan didn't expect that he would be scolded first when they met.He also had a stomach full of grievances, so don't be a hereditary and irreplaceable iron hat king, and let Sushun hold him hostage to fight against Prince Gong and Empress Dowager Cixi, so that he ended up like this today. If Sushun understands the truth, he should feel guilty. Who would have thought that instead of venting his anger on others, where did he start? Zaiyuan turned pale with anger, and was about to explode, Duanhua rushed to the front to scold Sushun: "Lao Liu! Why are you still talking about those things now? Stop talking nonsense that doesn't work, let's have a good discussion." "Huh, discuss it! Who should I discuss it with?" Sushun wanted to lose his temper and speak harsh words. When he saw the officials of the clan's mansion listening carefully, he realized something in his heart and asked, "Where do I live?" Ah? There’s nothing there, how can I ask someone to live? Please send someone to Pichai Alley…” "Old Six!" Duan Hua rushed to cut off his words, "Take a break first, and I will tell you slowly." "By the way!" Director Zuo raised his face and looked at Duanhua and Zaiyuan: "Please, the two lords, talk to Su Zhongtang carefully. As long as we can explain our mission, we will still respect you as before. Otherwise It’s a little inconvenient.” After speaking, he left another Bi Tie Shi there to take care of him, and he retreated out with the two chief writers. The heavy wooden door slowly closed with a “click”, knowing that it was It's locked. The three returned to the house dejectedly, and sat cross-legged on the wolf fur mattress, silent for a long time.There are words, but I don’t know where to start?The two strokes were a little strange, they walked under the window and peeped in quietly. Duanhua saw it at a glance and shouted: "Hi! Wait a minute." He went to the window and said: "Please send another person to my place, just say that the sixth master is here, and give me another set." Here comes the bedding. Also, I have run out of snuff, so ask my family to bring it quickly." "Okay, I'll send someone there." The pen post belongs to the Xianglan Banner, and Duanhua was originally the owner of his banner, so he has a sense of incense, so he took good care of it. "Wait!" Sushun jumped up, looked around and asked, "Do you have a brush and inkstone?" Zaiyuan and Duanhua couldn't figure it out for a while, what is the use of the brush and inkstone he wants?I have seen a lot of similar things in the pen with the blue flag, and my response was extremely quick. I laughed and said: "Talk to Zhongtang, your old man wants other things, such as some clothes, food, and supplies. No matter what, even if it was blamed by the superiors, I admit it all, but it’s the same, I dare not serve, and I can’t take a piece of paper out! It’s a thing that cuts off heads, and I can’t play with Zhongtang.” The previous words were all good, but in the end it didn’t sound good!Sushun waved his hand in annoyance, turned Zhang Taibai's face away, and ignored everything. The people outside the window, seeing this scene, left immediately.Sushun heard the sound of footsteps far away, and then turned around, his face was still sullen, his brows were slightly furrowed, full of that stubborn and unyielding air, ready to accept any challenge.Zaiyuan and Duanhua had always been at his mercy, seeing his expression, their confidence was greatly boosted, and their eyes couldn't help revealing an expression of eager expectation. "Don't worry, they want to kill me, it's not that easy." Hearing Sushun's words, Zaiyuan and Duanhua were very excited, they gathered around at the same time, the three of them sat on the wolf fur mattress, put their heads very close, and whispered secretly. "This is the first step!" Sushun took the tooth chopsticks and wrote the word "drag" on the wet brick floor.When will it be delayed? He then wrote the word "Jiazi". Duanhua couldn't comprehend it for a while, but Zaiyuan understood it.Jiazi Day is the ninth day of October, and the emperor holds a grand ceremony, and the next day is the longevity of the Empress Dowager Cixi. There are many happy events and people must not kill people. At this time, Sushun wrote "or there may be an edict".It means to grant amnesty. Before finishing writing, Zaiyuan shook his head and said, "Not necessarily." Sushun also knew that the ten evils would not be pardoned by the great amnesty, and the first clause of the ten evils was the treason that King Gong accused the three of them, but: "Please governor to protect you." "Ah, ah!" Seeing his handwriting, Zaiyuan understood the function of "drag", and the supervisor of the activity made sure that it would take a while, if no one could be kept under the knife, no matter how powerful the memorial was, it would be useless. "Do you understand? Look!" Sushun wrote several surnames: "Zeng, Luo, Lao, Guan, Peng, Yan, Li." This refers to Zeng Guofan, governor of Liangjiang, Luo Bingzhang, governor of Sichuan, Lao Chongguang, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Guan Wen, governor of Huguang, Peng Yulin, acting governor of Anhui, Yan Shulin, governor of Henan, and Li Xuyi, governor of Hubei who recently took over the vacancy of Hu Linyi. Efficacy, words are quite weighty, and the relationship with Sushun is not bad, if they can play separately from the front line and ask for the three of them to die, Prince Gong would not dare to take the blame anyway. Seeing Zaiyuan and Duanhua's pleased faces, Sushun explained his purpose of sending a letter, and wanted to find someone outside to try to "delay the day" for him, try to do activities to supervise Libao, "this person You can do this!" He then wrote three words: "Chen Zihe". Chen Zihe is Chen Fuen.As soon as he was mentioned, both Zaiyuan and Duanhua remembered the story of him saving Mu Zhang'a when he was the military plane Zhang Jing.This is what was said 20 years ago. Wang Ding from Pucheng, Shaanxi, and Mu Zhang'a are both university scholars and direct military officers. He hates Mu Zhang'a as a virtuous person for harming the country, and denounces him as Qin Hui and Yan Song. , Wang Ding refused to listen to the bitter remonstrance, followed by the corpse remonstrance, hanged himself with a rope, leaving a trace in his clothes belt, impeached Mu Zhang'a and strongly recommended Lin Zexu. The disagreement between Wang and Mu was something that Chen Fuen had been paying attention to all the time. Wang Ding hadn't gone to court that day, and there was no notice, so he knew something was wrong.Kai Shi hurried to visit, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard Wang's family crying together. Chen Fuen asked what happened, and went straight into Wang Ding's bedroom. Na Tong Yishu secretly called out: "It's dangerous!" If he came a step late, Mu Zhang'a would be in great trouble. Therefore, Chen Fuen took Wang Ding's son, Wang Kang, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, aside, and quietly analyzed his interests for him: First, the minister committed suicide, which hurt the country's constitution. Waiting for severe punishment; second, the emperor was annoyed that Wang Ding was too straightforward, and his words were so agitated that the emperor would not listen to them; The family forged a deep enmity, Wang Kang was no match for an Hanlin, how could he beat Mu Zhang'a? Hearing this was true, Wang Kang panicked and naturally wanted to ask him for advice. Chen Fuen took advantage of the situation to persuade him, reported Wang Ding's sudden death, and at the same time changed Wang Ding's legacy for him.Of course, he also agreed to mediate for him, so that Wang Ding can get a good shirt, and Wang Kangding can be promoted after he recovers. Wang Kang, the tiger father and dog son, actually believed Chen Fuen's words, and Mu Zhang'a was safe and sound. He was grateful and promoted Chen Fuen vigorously. He became governor of Shandong in a few years, and he was awarded a plaque of "Qing Zheng Liang Chen" by Xuanzong's imperial pen.However, because Wang Kang could not fulfill his father's ambition, his fellow villagers from Shaanxi and Gansu, and his father's old disciples all looked down on him, so he died in depression. Duan Hua remembered this past event very clearly, so he blurted out his praise at the time: "Good! This kid can really walk out of the belly of dead chess!You have found the right person. " Zaiyuan looked disapproving, so Su asked by the way: "How is it?" He wrote another line: "Chen Suizi Palace arrived in Beijing, so we should try to communicate without delay." "Is it okay not to look for him?" Zaiyuan asked in a low voice. "No! It must be this person." "I'm afraid they may not spare him." "That's for the future." Sushun wrote again: "Zi'e must do his best to protect himself." Zaiyuan nodded, and wrote a reply: "I can do something about the correspondence." Before he was arrested, he had been the "Zong Ling", and the people in this family house were all his old subordinates, so he had This grasp. As soon as Sushun arrived, he brought hope, and Zaiyuan and Duanhua once again listened to his instructions.At that time, Duanhua had something to tell him and comfort him, and he had been thinking about it for a long time, and when he was in a better mood, he said in a very gentle tone: "Lao Liu, calm down first, I will talk to you." Talk about something. Pichai alley, let them copy it..." Before the words were finished, Sushun suddenly jumped up and asked angrily, "What, did you rob? Whose idea was this to rob the house before being convicted?" "I don't know." Duanhua had expected such a reaction from him, so he was still able to maintain a calm attitude, "Before there was any order, Wen Bochuan led someone to copy it. However, he was fine, he was merciful and let The two kids came out with something and stayed with me." Su Shunyi was in a mess, anxious and worried, and walked quickly around the house, not counting steps, suddenly stopped and asked: "I wonder if they opened that safe of mine?" "What do you think?" "It's over, it's over!" Sushun's face was ashen, and at some point, he got the key of the safe in his hand, threw it out of the window vigorously, and shouted loudly amidst the clanging in the empty courtyard: "We are over! Chen Zihe is also over. !" He saw it very accurately, but he didn't know that even if Chen Fuen hadn't written those ambiguous letters to Sushun, his salary would not be guaranteed.Zhan Xu Pengshou, the head of the Zhan Shifu, had written a note when he first issued the edict to ask the eight ministers of the Gu Ming, asking for the aid of the party and the party, and he was referring to Chen Fu'en.In addition to Xu Pengshou despising him as a capricious snob, there are inevitably grievances involved.Chen Fuen relied on Sushun, and once forcibly squeezed out Xu Pengshou's father, Xu Naipu's Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and replaced him. At that time, after the British and French coalition forces burned the Old Summer Palace, at the moment when the garden was burned, Xu Naipu and his son, Shen Zhaolin, Pan Zuyin and others were still on duty in the Old Summer Palace.However, Chen Fu'en didn't think about the righteousness of being in a dangerous city and sharing adversity, so he had the heart to use Sushun's power to exert pressure on Xu Naipu who was still in shock, forcing him to seek medical advice and vacating the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials for him.In this way, not only did Xu Naipu lose the opportunity to worship the prime minister, but it was also like a blow that made things worse in those difficult and gloomy days.Although he didn't say anything, Xu Pengshou, who was in a depressed mood and a son of man, naturally felt great hatred!What especially made him unconvinced was that Chen Fuen did not have the qualifications to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials at all.The Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments, and it has always been impossible to be a minister unless he was born in the Imperial Academy, while Chen Fuen was born in Bagong. Han Zhan Kedao originally allowed to hear the rumors, but if the ruler wants to investigate the matter, he can order it to be played back by name, and this is the method used by King Gong.So Xu Pengshou played again, impeaching Chen Fu'en, and Chen Fu'en was not the only one who took advantage of Brother Sushun and Zaiyuan's connections, Huang Zonghan, the servant of the official department, Cheng Qi and Liu Kun, the servants of the household department, and De Kejin, the young minister of Taipusi. Wait a minute, the traces are the most dense, and the officials and courtiers in Beijing are annoyed, so they are also listed together. There is Huang Zonghan's name on the bullet, just in line with Prince Gong's wishes.His hatred of Huang Zonghan came from the peace talks.As early as the winter of the seventh year of Xianfeng, Huang Zonghan succeeded Ye Mingchen as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. At that time, the warships of Britain and Russia had already parked outside Wusongkou. In Shanghai, He Guiqing, the governor of Liangjiang, wanted to stay there to negotiate with foreigners, but Huang Zonghan knew that the people in Guangdong were passionate. If he negotiated peace in Shanghai, he would not be welcomed by the local people. Because of this delay, the Allied Forces of Britain, France, Russia, and the United States invaded Tianjin, while Huang Zonghan was still in Guangzhou, still catering to the hearts of the people, using a sense of vanity and arrogance to encourage the militia to fight needlessly, Make the situation worse.However, at last, Guiliang, a scholar of the University, and Huashana, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, signed the "Tianjin Treaty" with the four countries through the mediation of the United States, stipulating tariff rules, renewing the contract, and returning Guangzhou, etc. Negotiations were held in Shanghai.At that time Huang Zonghan had already returned to Shanghai, Gui Liang naturally wanted to ask him about the situation in Guangdong in order to prepare for the negotiation, but he would have avoided answering.This inexplicable attitude made Gui Liang angry when he talked about it. After being actually exposed to international negotiations, Prince Gong believed that Huang Zonghan, who made such an unfavorable alliance under the city, and the peace agreement broke down again, turned into British and French allied forces invading the capital, and the emperor fled.And such a treacherous border official, because of his dependence on Sushun, was transferred to the governor of Sichuan at that time, which made Guiliang and Prince Gong more and more unable to swallow that breath. Because of these reasons, the future of Chen Fuen and Huang Zonghan was doomed to end when King Gong returned to power, and when Sushun’s house in Pichai Hutong was raided and those ambiguous letters were found, Chen Fuen’s mind would not even be safe. possible.However, there are certain procedures for dealing with affairs, and the rectification of "party aid" must wait for the principal offender to discuss the crime first before taking action. Zi Palace arrived in Beijing on the third day of October. It entered the capital through Desheng Gate, Donghua Gate entered the Forbidden City, and served as the Qianqing Palace where Emperor An was officially sleeping. Afterwards, a ceremony was held to reward the subordinate officials. After two days of busy work, it arrived on the morning of the fifth day of the lunar new year. At that time, the officials of the six departments of the Jiuqing and the yamen, as well as the Hanlin and Yushi, gathered in the cabinet lobby. As soon as King Gong and the three academicians arrived, the meeting began immediately, and the eight ministers were publicly prepared to be accused of crimes. The decree specified that King Gong was called to convene the meeting, so he was the first to speak.Prince Gong had prepared in advance and adopted an attitude of obeying orders, so before he opened his mouth, he took out a piece of paper from the boot leaf and said calmly: "By the order of the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces, Zaiyuan, Duan Hua, Sushun and the others are gangsters, domineering and domineering, all kinds of rebellious behaviors are outrageous. The two palaces will face to face the crimes of these three people, and I will read it to everyone." He looked at the records on the paper and read out the charges against Zaiyuan, Duanhua, and Sushun. The edicts of assisting government affairs are fabricated titles, and all affairs are not requested, but presided over without authorization. Even the empress dowagers of the two palaces dared to violate the orders. 2. The censor Dong Yuanchun played the empress dowager's hanging of the curtain, etc. Zaiyuan and others did not change the decree alone, and said at the time of the call that the ministers and others praised the emperor and could not obey the empress dowager.It is superfluous to ask the empress dowager to read the booklet. ' Roaring face to face, without looking at the king. 3. Every statement that princes and others should not be summoned is intended to be alienating. 4. Sushun was good at sitting on the throne, entered the inner court as an errand, and was free to come and go, and used the imperial utensils in the palace without permission. 5. Pass the internal decree to obtain the application object, follow the order and resist the disobedience. Sixth, Su Shun, please meet the empress dowagers of the two palaces separately. When the call is right, there are mutual ups and downs between the words, which are intended to provoke. 7. After Sushun received the decree of dismissal and Nawen, he roared wildly and had no eyes on the king. Eighth, Su Shun's retinue returned to Beijing from Zigong, and he dared to bring his family with him privately. " After reading this, Prince Gong put away the paper, and then said: "There is also the case of Zai Yuan and others recruiting power and accepting bribes. I think everyone knows it. It involves trivial details, so there is no need to list it here. As for Jing Shou, Mu Yin, Kuang Yuan, Du Han, and Jiao Youying, what crimes should they deserve? Please also express your opinions so that a fair decision can be made. However, there is one level that I want to tell everyone in particular. The ninth day of the lunar new year is the grand ceremony It’s a good day, when the emperor first practiced Zuo, it’s inappropriate to punish him by poking, so we need to make a decision quickly.” This has been made very clear, the punishment of killing is to be executed, and the decision is to be made today, so what else is there to discuss?There were quite a few people in Hanlin and Yushi who disagreed with King Gong's words, but if they wanted to refute, they had to consider the consequences first, and after this consideration, they all fell silent. However, many upright people were surprised and dissatisfied not only with Prince Gong's single-handed attitude, but also with the crimes he announced against Zai Yuan and others. Is it the queen mother's mouth, or is it Prince Gong himself who coerces the emperor to command the princes?Anyway, the first one, and the heaviest one, is "the crime of wanting to impose". It can be said that none of the people who participated in the discussion did not remember that when Emperor Daxing was dying, he issued two imperial edicts. The first one was to make the current emperor the crown prince, and the other one appointed eight ministers named Gu Ming. If the ten characters of assisting in all government affairs" are definitely not the "fabricated names" of Zaiyuan, Duanhua, and Sushun.Of course, some people said that these ten characters were added by Du Han himself when he wrote the decree, but since it was approved by Emperor Daxing during his lifetime, it is indisputable.Taking a step back, if Zaiyuan and others were really correcting the edict, the empress dowagers of the two palaces should have spoken a long time ago. Now, when the eight ministers of Gu Ming are asking questions and dismissing them, and there is no way to defend and provide evidence, they are doing this one-sidedly. The accusation is that the superior framed the subordinates, which is unacceptable. If you don't accept it, you don't accept it, but you dare to be angry and dare not speak out.But just being silent like this was enough to embarrass King Gong and the three great scholars, so Zhou Zupei looked at Zhao Guang and said, "Rong Fang, you are in charge of Qiucao, you should have something to say!"