Chapter 36 Jade Seat Bead Curtain (6-1)

On the thirteenth day of the third month, the person around Prince Gong, who had been looking forward to for a long time, arrived: King Chun.He drove from the Dongling Engineering Office in a starry night, arrived in the capital on the morning of the 13th, entered the Xuanwu Gate, and returned to the private residence of Taiping Lake. Before he could change his clothes, he ordered: "Go and invite Master Xu on the military plane!" That refers to Xu Geng's body in the military plane Zhang Jing, and the servants told him: "I have entered the house!" "Then invite Master Cao."

As soon as Cao Yuying arrived, King Chun scolded Cai Shouqi, saying that he intended to cause trouble, and then said: "I'm going to submit a book right away." "Yes." Cao Yuying asked calmly: "I would like to ask the seventh master for instructions, what does the brochure say?" "What else should I say? It's not that Prince Gong won't be here today. Based on this alone, the empress dowagers of the two palaces have to be extra gracious." "Always be more tactful." "That's your business. You think about it." After a moment of impulsiveness, King Chun's tone calmed down, "I have to say one or two things that Prince Gong is wrong about. He's not bad at all, so he's just the empress dowager of the two palaces. Is it wrong?"

"Qiye sees it. That's exactly what he said." "I would like to say this: Prince Gong's speech has been inappropriate. The empress dowagers of the two palaces may wish to warn him face-to-face and make him change his ways." This statement is a step further than King Dun ordered the court to discuss, and it is also very appropriate to make a statement while taking public and private into consideration.Cao Yuying thought to herself, talk a lot about mellowness and cowardice, to avoid suspicion, to act outrightly, and to know how to speak effectively, it seems that the two years of experience have made great progress.

So, he drew up a draft in Prince Chun's Mansion, and then asked, "Seventh Master must meet Sixth Master first, right?" What he meant was that it's best for Prince Gong to have a look at the draft first. "Of course. Let's go together." Cao Yuying reckoned that when their brothers meet, there must be some unreasonable plans for outsiders, and it would be very inconvenient for him to be caught in it, so he excused that he still had something to do on the military plane, so he left first.But he also made an explanation, and later sent someone to Prince Gong's mansion to pick up the manuscript, together with his return to the palace gate to pay his respects, and arrange it together without any trouble.

"Okay, okay, then please." King Chun cupped his hands and said, "Let's talk about it later!" When Cao Yuying resigned, King Chun went back to the room to change clothes, the couple talked, not mentioning the journey, but the story of King Gong's condemnation.Chun Wang Fujin is not like her sister at all. Regarding such a major event that shocked the government and the public, she can't even give a vague outline. She only said that she has entered the palace once in the past few days. The reason is that Prince Gong has no rules, and once he was playing in front of the royal case, he talked for too long and made a joke of disrespect.

"I don't know what Liu Ye is like when he plays things?" Chun Wang Fujin said, "I heard that every time I call 'Give Liu Ye tea', I don't know what happened that day, I forgot to say hello. Liu Ye talked for a long time If he was thirsty, he picked up the tea bowl and wanted to drink it. 'Dong Bian' coughed, and Liu Ye could see clearly that what he was holding was the golden dragon of the yellow earth, the imperial tureen, and quickly put it down again. He didn't feel embarrassed. Liu Ye That's how it is, everything is big and big, and I don't care about anything, and I finally messed up my superiors."

"You can't make a fuss over these trivial matters. There must be other reasons?" "I do not know." Seeing that he couldn't find out what was going on, King Chun stopped talking, sent a message to set up a car, and went straight to Jianyuan.Prince Gong is pretending to be leisurely, drinking tea and looking at flowers on the porch.Jin Wang had always been in awe of his old man, and he was always a little cautious when meeting him. He asked intermittently about how he got the news in Shengjing, and made a special trip to come back, and then handed over the draft drafted by Cao Yuying.

His attitude has been fully expressed in this, King Gong is quite pleased, but he can't help feeling deeply, "Oh!" He sighed, "I'm really very frustrated." Although King Jin knew very well that his "sister-in-law" was powerful, he didn't think he had the intention to hurt Prince Gong deliberately, "I was thinking," he said, "someone must be doing something wrong with this matter. This person must Find him!" "I'll read a good article for you to listen to." Prince Gong answered this sentence, thought for a while, and read aloud: "The ministers of the ministry are preparing to summon each day, but it takes only a while to approach, and the answer is only a few words, that is, Zhang Shufu's melody may not be able to express his conjectures fully. If he sleeps off and influences his recent studies, relying on his selfish love and hatred, trying his little loyalty and faith, if he wants to marry honor and favor, and seduce the saint, he will be separated from the government and the opposition. The trust of the upper and lower levels is not good; either to gain fame by harmony, or to preserve wealth by ambiguity, although the deep palace listens to the government and has its own balance, there is no danger of accidents, and it is gradually inevitable!"

"Isn't this referring to Xiao Anzi?" King Chun said in a low voice, "At this point, it will be the same as the end of the Ming Dynasty!" "I hope it won't be like this." Prince Gong sneered, "The country's ruin and family defeat all start from cannibalism. What about that time?" Then, Prince Gong mentioned that those conservatives deliberately contributed to the flames.Only then did King Jin understand that Prince Gong's demotion was due to the slander of An Dehai and those ministers who claimed to be upright and established the dynasty "for the sake of a tiger".An Dehai is a villain, not responsible enough, why is Woren so ignorant?King Jin is fascinated by the "firearms" of foreigners, so he naturally sympathizes with his brother's idea of ​​foreign affairs. He feels that Woren and the others are a stumbling block in the country's pursuit of prosperity, so he imagines the memorial that King Gong read, and wants to say a few words If there are edges and corners, you can see the strength of character.

At this time, Cao Yuying sent the military aircraft Zhang Jingfang Dingrui to pick up the manuscript, and brought a news by the way: With Prince Su Huafeng as the order of the clan mansion, he sent the general secretary of the King of Jin to inspect the Hongde Palace, and all the emperors who studied He is responsible for the courses and all the affairs of the hall—this is the second time that Prince Gong's errands have been assigned to others.So far, Prince Gong is like an "idle clan", sitting on the royal salary and not having to worry about anything. Chun Wang also knew Fang Dingrui very well, and called out: "Ziying, come here!" He pulled him aside and asked him what he could do to show Wo Ren a little "color"?

"There is something that no one else has said yet. The Seventh Prince is going to say it. Everyone must admire the Seventh Prince's fine vision." Prince Chun was the happiest when he could show his face, so he hurriedly asked: "That one? Say it quickly! " "The Empress Dowager's Zhu Yu has already been copied. The first sentence is 'the ministers of the inner court look at it together', but no one has seen Zhu Yu. How can the minister who has accepted the order act like this?" "Here!" Chun Wang slapped his thigh and said, "Isn't this intentional? I'll join him. Get a manuscript right away." He opened the silver ink box and pulled out a "big scroll pen" Send it to Fang Dingrui. Fang Dingrui couldn't let go of his feelings, so after thinking for a while, he picked up a pen and wrote: "The thief respectfully read the copy of the mansion, and on the seventh day of this month, he issued an edict:'The ministers of the inner court look at it together, and I accept the decree of the empress dowagers of the two palaces' and so on. The edict. Since returning to Beijing, I have visited all the ministers in the inner court, but none of them have admired Chen Han. The minister Yi Shen was so shocked! Fusi ordered the king and ministers to look at it together, and the university scholar Woren should strictly abide by the imperial edict. , It was passed on to the ministers to read Zhu Yu in the cabinet, or in the Qianqing Gate, clearly declared it, and then promulgated it to the world. Why is it only handed over to the cabinet for copying? It is obviously because it violates the edict, if it is said that the Japanese people have not been able to examine it in detail for a while How can there be two ministers and ministers who don't understand the principles of the state system? Even if it is negligence, it is not comparable to ordinary negligence. When the empress dowager is listening to the government behind the curtain and the emperor is approaching his age, if the ministers are so willful and reckless, the ministers will be afraid In the future, it will be difficult to sort out when you are in charge of the government, so I would like not to avoid suspicion, and correct and participate according to the facts." This is a sum in which all the ministers who were summoned with Wo Ren were involved.But Fang Dingrui wrote it, and it is recommended to wait for tomorrow's cabinet meeting before deciding whether to use it or not?If Woren's attitude changes, it's nothing to worry about, so forget about it. King Chun agreed to his approach, so this day was only for saving King Gong.The Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to discuss this matter with the Empress Dowager Ci'an. With Prince Gong's daughter Da Gege by her side, it was inconvenient to speak, so she was sent away with an excuse. "Ah!" Empress Dowager Ci'an sighed slightly, "This child is sensible and knows that 'Ama' has caused trouble. In the past two days, the look in her eyes makes people feel distressed." "I can't see it." The Empress Dowager Cixi said calmly, "Your words are correct. This child is the most sensible. She clearly distinguishes between public and private. She has never mentioned her in front of me. ' thing." Empress Dowager Ci'an was silent.Ever since Prince Gong was deposed, she has been in a bad mood, always afraid that this matter would not end well.Speaking of it, it is always a family. Only when they are summoned in the Hall of Mental Cultivation can they be divided into monarchs and ministers. Outside of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, family rituals are discussed. If there is too much rift, it will be embarrassing to meet.Now hearing that Empress Dowager Cixi's tone is still very tight, I don't think so, but I don't know how to persuade her?I had no choice but to keep silent. "Lao Qi wrote a script." The Empress Dowager Cixi told her, "There are also Wang Zheng's script and Yushi Sun Yimou's script. They all speak for the sixth child. His influence is really not small." There was a lot of sarcasm in her tone, and Empress Dowager Ci'an felt very uncomfortable, "I don't think it's necessary to be too serious." She frowned and said. "It's not true at the moment." The Empress Dowager Cixi replied: "Since everyone is asked to discuss it publicly, we can only wait for them to discuss it. Send out these three notes and submit them together for discussion. What do you think?" "Well! That's the best way to do it." "Sister!" The Empress Dowager Cixi's face suddenly became very serious, "Actually, I don't want to do this either! It's not good for everyone to be friendly, why bother to talk with a sullen face? This is the saying: 'Being an official, perform this ceremony "Who asked us to sit in that seat? If we don't do it right now, the emperor will be in charge in the future. Seeing him being bullied, we can't help him at that time. Instead of regretting it in the future, it's better to worry about it now." A little bit of a good heart." This is a far-sighted plan, and it makes sense when you think about it.The Empress Dowager Ci'an pondered for a long time, thinking that she could never act arbitrarily by herself, and if she went too far, there was still time to stop her temporarily, so she nodded slightly and said nothing else. After sending out the three copies, Zhang Jing, the military plane on duty, knew that it was of great importance, so he recorded the "folder" first, and then sent the original copy to the cabinet.These three "folded bottoms" were sent to Wenxiang, and he ran around overnight.Similarly, Woren also made preparations.Both know that the other has plans, but they can't find out the truth, so they have to show their talents in the cabinet meeting. The next day coincided with the third session of the examination, and those imperial officials and censors had to send for their own children or those of their relatives and friends, so the cabinet meeting was rescheduled for the afternoon.When everyone arrives, we will recommend Woren to host.Before he could open his mouth, he took out a piece of paper from his body, and said with a raised voice: "Today's meeting follows the first meeting of the seventh day of the lunar new year. The meeting that day was full of divergent and endless discussions, so I specially drafted a summary first." The manuscript of the performance, everyone here, if you think it can be used, then it will be decided." As he said, he wanted to read his manuscript. "Come on, come on!" Pan Zuyin, the deputy governor of the left, stood up and said, "Please ask Zhongtang, there are three more manuscripts to be submitted today, and we must first discuss them before discussing the manuscript for the replay." "In my opinion, those three notes can be ignored." Wo Ren's voice was loud, but there was no response, and the whole room was silent. This was more powerful than having a response.Woren was discouraged, and slowly folded his manuscript. Only then did someone speak, and it was Wen Xiang: "Let me first read the three excerpts by Chun Wang, Wang Shaohe, and Sun Pengjiu for everyone to listen to." So first read the scriptures of the King of Alcohol.The next time I read Wang Shaohe, the son of Wang Zheng, who was from Guangxi. He had "walked" on the military plane Zhangjing for many years.As a rule, as long as you are diligent and cautious in your errands, you are likely to follow in the footsteps of Jiao Youying and Cao Yuying. He was too lazy to move, so he was not pleased by Prince Gong.He also participated in Xue Huan, so he was demoted and sent to the military plane.In Cai Shouqi's first memorial, he intentionally drew him in and asked him for help. Wang Zheng was very scholarly, so he thought that this time he had to repay hatred with kindness and speak up for King Gong.He smoked a lot of opium, and often had wild fantasies. In this book, he recommended Woren and Zeng Guofan as "able to discuss politics". After hearing this, everyone laughed and laughed. Going down to read Sun Pengjiu—Sun Yimou's memorial, the tone is sticky, but there are also good articles, which is the passage that Prince Gong once read to King Jin.Those who work in the inner court and are more familiar with the situation in the palace feel that the heroine is in power, and she has the appearance of an eunuch stealing power from the previous Ming Dynasty, so they all secretly nod to Sun Yimou's foresight to guard against the passing of time. "Now, please express your respect!" Wen Xiang said calmly after reading the three memorials. So discussions arose.What's strange is that the speakers are either unknown people, or those who have been popular in the past and are now "outside". There are also positive defenses and negative criticisms, back and forth, like a seesaw, and there has been no conclusion for a long time. Seeing that the time was almost up, Prince Su Huafeng stood up and said loudly: "I have drawn up a draft of a replay here, please listen to it." The wording of this manuscript, first of all, excused King Gong from the side, saying that he "received a lot of kindness, and his heart of trying to repay him was seen by Yingting". In terms of his original intention, the four crimes that Cai Shouqi pointed out were gently dismissed.Then, he supported King Chun's opinion, as he said, "If you are kind enough to make him reform, and see the effect later, Prince Gong should restrain himself more and more, and rely on the deputy referee to succeed", and then said Wang Zheng , Sun Yimou's memorial, "Although each expresses his own opinion, there seems to be no objection to Prince Gong as the person who can still be hired."But how to recruit, "must always come from the arbitrariness of the empress dowager and the emperor's grace, and the power to depose him is not what the ministers dare to imagine." The intention is careful, the wording is euphemistic, and it is extremely concise. The full text is less than 300 words.And the sentence "It's not what the ministers dared to imagine" is really asking the queen mothers of the two palaces to reuse Prince Gong as the leader of the army.Because only the nominal and actual appointments of ministers and assistant ministers—the appointments of academicians and ministers of military affairs—are not dared to be imagined by the ministers. The reason for snickering is precisely here. After King Su finished reading, those who had not spoken just now responded one after another.This time, Wo Ren failed completely, and he was forced to revise his manuscript, and it took four revisions to satisfy everyone.And the content of this "four cuts" and Su Wang's manuscript is no different. So two long tables were set up, and two memorials were listed. The minister of military aircraft was listed in the memorial led by Woren, and more than 70 people from the king, clan, and ministers were listed in the memorial led by King Su.There are also those who do not want to be listed, such as Pan Zuyin, the censor of the left deputy capital, Yin Zhaoyong, a cabinet scholar, Wang Weizhen, the censor, Tan Zhonglin, Guangcheng, etc., who are given to the sixth division, all have other words and special memorials. Among the many memorials, the most powerful one is the one co-signed by Tan Zhonglin and Guangcheng from the Sixth Division. Lai Yide has one heart and one mind, and contributes to the welfare of the family, especially Yu Yiqin. If the temple is above the temple, suspicions are first raised, and there is no harmony between the fundamentals. It really has something to do with it", these few words are penetrating and penetrating, and they are also the public opinion of the Quartet.Empress Dowager Cixi was quite vigilant and knew that enough should be enough.Otherwise, rationality becomes unreasonable, and the people's opinions are clear, and it is attributed to Prince Gong's side, which "really has something to do with" his own prestige. So, after discussing with the Empress Dowager Ci'an, she summoned Ministers of Military Aircraft Wen Xiang, Li Tangjie, and Cao Yuying the next day, and sent out all the memorials in person. I hope Prince Gong will rectify his mistakes after this spur, and the courtiers should understand the painstaking efforts of the superior.If you really have suspicions, why bother to discuss King Dun's note, you can keep it as long as possible. "Now everyone is saying that although Prince Gong is to blame, he can still use it after all. This is the same as our sister's thinking." The Empress Dowager Cixi paused for a while before declaring in a very clear voice: "Prince Gong is still here. The inner court is still in charge of the prime minister's office of state affairs." The three ministers listened with bated breath, thinking that the Empress Dowager Cixi still had a future life, but she didn't make a sound.That's it!That's why Wen Xiang responded, "Yes." "Let's write the decree!" Cao Yuying had already prepared a magnificent article, praising the sages of the two palaces and praising King Gong's merits. It was assumed that King Gong was "benefited and rewarded for all errands". The realm of sunshine and wind.It's completely useless at the moment. Taking advantage of Wenxiang and Li Tangjie's time to return to other government affairs, he withdrew from the Hall of Mental Cultivation.I wanted to start writing by myself and draw up another draft, but my interest was waning and my thoughts were awkward, so I had to find Zhang Jing, a military officer who was on standby in the Nanan study, to write it. Nanshufang Mier Mental Cultivation Hall, where the ministers of literary attendants are concentrated, has always been the place with the best news.It was a very lively day, and all the servants in the inner court came to find out the news of Prince Gong, and when they saw Cao Yuying appearing, they wanted to listen to what he had to say.And he refused to say anything, he just waved to the military aircraft Zhang Jingfang Dingrui, called him aside, and secretly stated the decree, then wrote a short note himself, sealed it tightly, and sent someone to Prince Gong's mansion. By the middle of the day, Ming issued an edict and sent it to the cabinet, and the news spread quickly.Those who sympathize with Prince Gong are naturally disappointed, and outsiders are also surprised, they don't want the result of Prince Gong's re-use to be like this!And "walking the inner court" is really not an errand, the real errand is just to manage the prime minister's affairs of various countries. No matter what, it was the emperor's grace, and as usual, he should go to Prince Gong's mansion to congratulate him.Prince Gong was in a bad mood and almost blocked everyone, still only a very small number of people were able to see him in Jianyuan. This very small number of people, including his brother and brother.King Dun looked like an older brother this day, comforting him and saying: "Lao Liu! Don't be sad, take it one step at a time. You are indispensable on the military plane, and the superiors will know in a few days." "What am I sad about?" Prince Gong pretended to be open-minded, "Finally taught me how to manage foreign affairs. It's not to the point of 'unknown and abandoned'." Chun Wang expressed his deep dissatisfaction with Wo Ren, especially because Wo Ren actually advocated Chun Wang's memorial in the cabinet meeting, which can be ignored, and he felt that it was contemptuous and hurt his self-esteem.Then he told Cao Yuying that Fang Dingrui had drafted a memorial for him to impeach Wuren and did not clearly announce Zhu Yu, and he decided to hand it over. Wen Xiang has always been thoughtful and prudent, and now he has replaced Prince Gong as the leader of the military aircraft. He has a heavy responsibility and needs to strive for stability. Therefore, for those princes who like to play tricks, there are some officials who like to stir up troubles. The situation cooled down.At the same time, he also had several face-to-face secret talks with Prince Gong. During the entire political tide, although he was one of the people in the situation, he was able to stand on the sidelines and watch coldly.He pointed out to Prince Gong that some people were aiming at Zeng Guofan, fortunately they were not implicated, and they did not interfere with military affairs, which was the greatest fortune among misfortunes. Secondly, the case of Xue Huan and Liu Rong has not yet been settled, and Wo Ren has another request. Should the so-called "bribery" be investigated and dealt with?The Empress Dowager Cixi has ordered Xue Huan and Liu Rong to play back.Some people are afraid that the world will not be chaotic. If it is not handled properly, it will lead to unexpected disturbances and a big prison, which will be very bad. Therefore, he advised King Gong to be patient and wait for Xue and Liu's case to be settled first, and then find a way to return to the military plane.At this time, it is advisable to keep a low profile and avoid unnecessary complications.Prince Gong naturally understood his deep meaning and heeded his advice.But this time, he thought that this blow was a disgrace and something he could never make up for, so he was depressed, shaking his head and sighing constantly, even though Wen Xiang tried every means to comfort him, it was difficult to cheer him up. On the contrary, King Chun worked very hard, handed over the booklet, and seeing that there was still no news in three days, he asked his wife to go to the palace to inquire about the news.Qi Fujin still couldn't figure out what was going on, so she entered the palace to pay her respects, and it happened that the Empress Dowager Ci'an was also there, and after some gossip, she suddenly asked rashly: "There is an excerpt from Yizhen, have the two empress dowagers read it?" ?” When Empress Dowager Cixi heard this question, her complexion became sour. Empress Dowager Ci'an was very surprised, she looked at her and asked, "What's the trick for Lao Qi?" "Crap!" Hearing this reprimand, Qi Fujin was startled, and regretted in his heart, he should clarify the matter first before speaking.It had to be silent at the moment. The Empress Dowager Ci'an is a loyal person, seeing that the sisters' words were not speculative, she stopped asking questions, and changed the topic with random words. After sitting for a while, she went back to her own palace to take an afternoon nap. At this moment, Empress Dowager Cixi called her sister aside to have a secret talk, "Why is Lao Qi so confused!" She said with a downcast face. "What's the matter?" Qifujin became more and more uneasy. "What's the use of him making a fuss about the sixth child? You go back and tell him, tell him to mind his own business!" "Yes!" Qi Fujin argued, "I don't know what he's doing outside? I can't control him either! " "Why can't you control it?" The Empress Dowager Cixi paused, and said in a very clear voice: "Just say what I said, let him work hard, and he will benefit in the future. As it is now, I can't rest assured He works." "Yes." Qi Fujin silently read her sister's words, keeping them firmly in her heart. When Qifu Jin resigned from the palace, it was time to pass on the meal.Qingming has passed, and the days are getting longer. After dinner, it’s not dark yet. The most boring evening is the most difficult time for the empress dowager in her prime. She usually teases the ice-snow and smart big Gege and chats some gossip. better.Ever since the enactment of the Zhu Yu, which caused a great uproar, the sensible Da Gege certainly had unspeakable coyness and uneasiness, but the Empress Dowager Cixi could deal decisively with the astonishingly prestigious prince and self-proclaimed upright old minister. Concern, only for this half-grown girl, there is always a kind of guilt that she can't even figure out clearly, it is the kind of fear that others will ask her: "If we have today, why bother at the beginning", so she is afraid to see Big face.This made me feel even more lonely. Thankfully there was another interest to fill her void.That is power!Dreaming back at midnight, the first thing I feel is to cherish myself.She can easily forget that she is a woman. She feels that she is a "man", and she is "Yongzheng Lord" or "Qianlong Lord". The gate of the big house of the whole family was full of crying.How tasty is that? Therefore, the way she arranges the dusk is like "Yongzheng Lord", personally approving chapters.Reading those chapters is sometimes like reading those notebook novels transcribed by Gong Kai, which are so thought-provoking.The local officials reported the murder of their own husband and other huge cases of infidelity. Between narratives and discussions, the severity of the wording and the complexity of the quotations, there are many flaws in the lines. Catch those flaws, or give instructions, or face-to-face. She felt that it was the happiest thing for the Minister of Military Aircraft to make a brilliant edict according to her own wishes. Among the memorials I read that evening, one was from Xue Huan, who was accused of bribing King Gong and was ordered to "report according to the facts".Of course, it is conceivable not to admit that there is something wrong, but what Empress Dowager Cixi has to consider is that Xue Huan made a request to "please send personnel to interrogate and investigate". Of course, this must be done as requested, but who will be sent to investigate?If it is just a dispute between Xue Huan and Cai Shouqi, at most one co-organizer can be sent, but does this mean that the case has nothing to do with Prince Gong?Empress Dowager Cixi felt that this was too cheap for Prince Gong.Think about a ready-made candidate: Prince Su Huafeng.Among relatives and dignitaries, only he, with his status of "Zongling" as the head of the "Clan Mansion", is qualified to investigate and handle cases involving Prince Gong.However, Huafeng can only get a false name, and he has to rely on the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to handle the case. This is another concern. If the people related to Prince Gong are not taught to avoid, the result of the investigation can be imagined. Simply give him a little color!She was thinking like this, and then wrote down a few names, the first is Zhou Zupei, a scholar of the Ministry of Punishment, the second is Cao Yuying, the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the left capital censor Cao Yuying, and the following are Wang Fagui, En Ling, Vice Capital Censor Shi Hengen, in the eyes of Empress Dowager Cixi, these people are all partisans of Prince Gong and must be avoided. The edict was extremely serious, ordering Su Wang and "the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to study and examine, and the facts will come to light", and then specified those people who should be avoided, while Cai Shouqi and Xue Huan "waited for quality transfer". So on the third day after the edict was issued, King Su summoned Cai Shouqi and Xue Huan in the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation. As a rule, the person who is to be tried first submits a personal confession in a case that is interrogated by order.Cai Shouqi's first confession is the same as before, saying that "there are all rumors, but there is no real evidence."But Mingfa's imperial edict had the words "the truth of the mission will come to light" and specified that some people would avoid it, so it must not be vague, but it is also inconvenient to pursue too closely, so Su Wang Huafeng felt very embarrassed. Fortunately, there are also the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. In addition to those who have been avoided by order, Ministers of the Criminal Ministry Miansen and Qi Chengyan, servants Linggui and Tan Tingxiang, Zuodu Censor Quanqing of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Deputy Capital Censor Shi Jinglin, He Shouci, and Pan Zuyin all In triage.After the person under trial withdraws, they hold a meeting in place to discuss the case. In addition to Huafeng, there are only Quanqing teeth and virtues in the seat.He is of the same family as the Empress Dowager Cixi. His surname is Yehenala, and his style name is Xiaoting. He belongs to Zhengbai Banner and was born in Hanlin.According to his expectations, he should have been a co-organizer for a long time, but he was unlucky, and the officials often made troubles, and he was promoted and then fell, so he became more cautious and prudent, and refused to express himself. "Then, Boyin," Hua Feng looked at Pan Zuyin and said, "You always have great ideas. Give us an idea." Pan Zuyin's name is Vice Capital Censor, but Chang Chuan actually walks in the "South Study Room". Although he likes to write and talk about things, he is a very peaceful person. Prince Gong has always been respected by him.Xue Huan used to be their governor of Jiangsu, and he was willing to perfunctory with this group of famous Hanlins from Jiangsu. Our teacher," he pointed at Quan Qing, "it's just a respectful companion." So the two ministers of the Ministry of Punishment, you look at me, I look at you, faltered and said some irrelevant words.Huafeng saw that there would be no result, and said helplessly: "Let's discuss it later! Wanshou tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, I will still ask here. I have to find a way to close the case as soon as possible." At the next retrial, things suddenly changed.Cai Shouqi suddenly asked to withdraw the original confession and submit another one, pointing out that three people came, one was a candidate magistrate who was not in the capital at the moment, and the other two were Xie Zeng, the chief of the Sixth Division, and Zhu Hejun, the head of the criminal department. Regarding the plot of Xue Huan's bribery, Cai Shouqi said It is what they say. "How is it?" Hua Feng asked, pointing to Cai Shouqi's changed confession. Among the public, no one dared to say a word of favoritism.Miansen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, replied: "Naturally send them to ask." That being said, no one really wants to do that.So Tan Tingxiang, the minister of punishment, volunteered, stood up and said: "Since someone from our yamen is involved, I will send someone to find him immediately." Tan Tingxiang is from Shaoxing, he is familiar with criminal names, and he became the head of the criminal department when he became a Jinshi, and he knows the seriousness of it, so everyone can rest assured that he will take care of everything. Sure enough, in the afternoon, Xie Zeng and Zhu Hejun were sent to confront Cai Shouqi; Xie and Zhu denied it, saying that they never knew about Xue Huan's bribery, let alone talked about the case with Cai Shouqi. "Cai Shouqi!" Hua Feng had already received the report and understood the "mystery" of it, so he deliberately asked harshly, "What do you say?" "These two refuse to admit it, what else can I say?" "Who knows what's going on? Anyway, I saw you tossing and turning over and over again, changing your appearance after a while! Don't you mean to cause trouble for others?" Cai Shouqi, who was reprimanded, was neither ashamed nor indignant, and he did not express anything, as if he had never heard Huafeng's words. Pan Zuyin couldn't stand this set of tricks, so he looked at Tan Tingxiang and raised his voice to urge: "Let's see how to close the case!" Tan Tingxiang gave him a wink, signaling him to be calm.Then King Su asked Cai Shouqi a lot of things, these words are optional, in order to show seriousness, it seems indispensable, if it is for the purpose of studying the case, it is worth not to say. It was getting late and the time was running out. King Su made a quick turn and came to a conclusion: "The allegation that Xue Huan's 'heavy capital and internal responsibility', since it is indeed proven and there is no evidence, then there is no need to ask. But , Cai Shouqi!" He paused and asked, "Your personal confession is inconsistent, you say it yourself, what should you do?" "Reply to the prince," Cai Shouqi quickly replied, "I want to withdraw it, and change it in another way." hand over." "Look, everyone, how is it?" No one in the room expressed any objection, so Tan Tingxiang took Cai Shouqi to the room where the officials of the Ministry of Punishment were resting, gave him a pen and paper, and asked him to write the fourth personal confession of the same case.The content is very simple, but the wording is very solid, saying that regarding Xue Huan's case, "there is no real evidence to present, and the real reason is that he misbelieved the rumors and rushed to play. If there is a deserved blame, he will bow his head without saying a word." After writing it and handing it over to Tan Tingxiang, he was of course very satisfied and returned the original confession to him, tearing it up at the time.So far, the case can be said to be over, but Xue Huan's attitude suddenly became tough again, accusing Cai Shouqi of making a false accusation, and wanted to invite Su Wang to enter the court to punish him for the crime he deserved.