Now it is still the New Year's Day. As Gao Qiu, it is natural that the house is full of guests, including colleagues, subordinates, disciples and old friends. And he should not be able to spare much time to greet someone, unless he is coming from the imperial court. A high-ranking official of comparable status.
But today, the situation was obviously different. After dusk, Lieutenant Gao stopped seeing outsiders and concentrated on talking to a special guest for a long time. If outsiders knew that this guest who received so much attention from him was actually just a member of the imperial army, and a lowly figure with no authority at all, I am afraid everyone would be shocked and find it difficult to accept it.
But in fact, since Gao Duo brought Lu Qian to his father and told him about it, Gao Qiu no longer cared about anything else and focused all his attention on this matter.
Gao Qiu's life was not easy for a period of time in the second half of last year. Gao Xiang's actions in Qingzhou also had a considerable impact on him. Although the emperor did not convict him for this, his favor has been significantly reduced. What's more important is the impact this matter will have on the court. Gao Qiu can't even protect his nephew. Who among the other officials dares to submit to his sect and be used by him
It can be said that in the past half year, Gao Qiu's prestige in the court has dropped a lot, and now it is difficult to compete with Tong Guan in many military affairs. This is really unacceptable to him, but it is so Nothing can be done.
And all of this was thanks to Sun Tu who was far away in Shandong. This person really became a thorn in Gao Qiu's side, and he wished he could be eradicated immediately. However, the other party held military power, had Tong Guan as his backer, and had made many contributions to the court, so Gao Qiu had no way to do anything about him.
To this day, after listening to Lu Qian's story, Gao Qiu's spirit suddenly perked up: "Are you serious about what you said? Then Sun Tu really dares to write such a memorial?"
"It's absolutely true, I don't dare to deceive the Taiwei about this matter." Lu Qian was also very happy when he saw this, and hurriedly said like a curse: "Now that memorial is still stored in the Yintai Department, if the Taiwei If you don’t believe it, you can send someone to check it tomorrow.”
"No need for tomorrow, I will get that thing tonight." Gao Qiu's reaction was still beyond Lu Qian's guess. He immediately called his cronies and rushed to the Banking Department to find the document that impeached Cai Jing. Memorial.
Although the bank department is still closed in the Yamen, and it is already late at night, Gao Qiu can still easily accomplish this matter. Before the third watch, the box containing the signatures and memorials of Lingzhou officials and people was secretly delivered to Gao Qiu. After reading the contents of the memorial, he was even more delighted: "Good! This is really Great!" In his opinion, this is the best gift for the New Year.
Gao Qiu was worried about not being able to deal with Sun Tu and Tong Guan these days, so they handed over such a fatal thing. Who is Cai Jing? How can a small place like Sun Tu be impeached at will? As long as he reported this matter to Master Cai, he believed that Sun Tu's end would not be far away.
In addition, he can also take the opportunity to light the fire on Tong Guan, who has been protecting Sun Tu and can almost rival him. Anyway, Sun Tu was originally his subordinate, and it was only because of his important use that he achieved his current achievements and status. It is reasonable to say that everything Sun Tu did was at the command of Tong Guan.
If it weren't for the middle of the night and Cai Jing was expected to have gone to bed, Gao Jing would have gone to bed.
Qiu Du wished he could come to see him immediately, report the matter truthfully, and then wait for Cai Jing to be furious and have Sun Tu and Tong Guan operated on.
After laughing for a long time, Gao Qiu calmed down and looked at Lu Qian with satisfaction, who was standing in the hall with his hands carefully lowered: "Marquis Lu Yu, you have done a great job this time, and I have already remembered it in my heart. But this matter I still have some difficulties, would you like to share my worries?"
Hearing the previous sentence made Lu Qian very excited, and he immediately responded without hesitation: "If the Lieutenant has an order, I will do my best to carry it out!"
"Okay, then you follow me to see Master Cai tomorrow, and you can tell him some things." Gao Qiu nodded to him with more satisfaction, and then ordered people to take him to the outer courtyard to rest. Early tomorrow morning, He will take Lu Qian to Cai Jing's mansion to pay New Year's greetings.
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On the morning of the sixth day of the lunar month, Gao Qiu took Lu Qian with him in a carriage to Cai Jing's Prime Minister's Mansion, which was not too far away from his residence.
As one person outnumbers ten thousand people in the Great Song Dynasty today, the number of people who come to Cai Taishi's house to pay homage and offer gifts these days is naturally even more numerous, as many as two or three times the number of people who go to Taiwei's house. Almost all the people outside are used. The square where the horses were parked was crowded.
You must know that 89% of these people will not be able to enter the house and see Cai Jing in person. The most they can do is deliver the gift list and then turn around and leave. But even so, there are still countless officials at all levels who come here to pay a visit, like crucian carp crossing the river.
However, as soon as Gao Qiu's carriage arrived, the people crowded in front of the door quickly made way. Even the stewards of the Prime Minister's Mansion hurriedly went out to greet him after learning the news. After all, Captain Gao had a distinguished status, so they naturally did not dare to neglect it. .
Under the leadership of the servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Gao Qiu and Lu Qian walked all the way inside, passing through multiple courtyards. After a long while, they finally came to a small monastery with a simple appearance and unique decoration. This is where Cai Jing usually lives. There is an inner study room for writing, painting, and self-cultivation.
At this time, Cai Jing was splashing ink on a piece of paper. In just a few strokes, a lush forest appeared, with a winding river and full of interest. It wasn't until he paused that the trusted servant guarding the door whispered: "Master Prime Minister, Lieutenant Gao is here to see you."
These words made Cai Jing raise his gray eyebrows slightly, put down the brush in his hand, raised his head and looked over, and said with a smile: "Captain Gao actually thought of coming to see me today. He is really a rare guest."
There was both ridicule and criticism in these words. In the past, Gao Qiu relied on himself to win the favor of the emperor and did not flatter the powerful prime minister too much. Therefore, in his opinion, Gao Qiu came here today because the recent situation was difficult and he had to bow to him.
Gao Qiu also lowered his posture at this time, and replied hurriedly and respectfully: "Xiaguan has been negligent before, I hope the grand master will not take offense. But the respect of the grand master for the grand master has never changed. of."
"Haha, you are interested." After a noncommittal laugh, Cai Jing remembered something and said with a smile: "Come in, sit down and talk. Cai Shen, go and prepare some of the new tea given by His Majesty yesterday. We can We can’t neglect our distinguished guests.”
Gao Qiu responded and entered, but he was filled with emotion in his heart. In terms of the emperor's favor and trust, no one could be better than Grand Master Cai. Even at this time, the daily rewards were still uninterrupted.
When Gao Qiu entered, Cai Jing picked up the painting in his hand and showed it to him: "Come, take a look at the painting I painted today. Is there anything you want to testify against?"
"I don't dare. I'm just a martial artist. How can I know anything about calligraphy and painting? However, Taishi is a master of calligraphy and painting today. Since it was made by you, it is naturally excellent."
"Haha, you can speak, but in terms of understanding of this Tao, there is a gap between you and Tong Guan." Cai Jing put away the painting and said it seemingly casually, but Gao Qiu's face changed slightly. Are you taking advantage of Tong Guan to continue beating yourself
But soon, he regained his composure, smiled and echoed a few sentences, and then said: "In terms of reading calligraphy and painting, the lower official is indeed not as good as Privy Tong, but in terms of sincerity towards the Grand Master, Tong Guan is the best." There’s a big problem.”
"How do you say this?" Cai Jing had already expected that this person did not come here today to pay New Year's greetings, but he still did not expect that he would suddenly target Tong Guan.
You must know that since Cai Jing helped speak for the Sun Tu incident last time, the DPRK has now classified Tong Guan as a member of Cai Jing's party. Although the identity difference between the two is not too big, in his opinion, Tong Guan is already half of his. A subordinate. Now that Gao Qiu actually said this in person, this matter is not simple.
"You don't know, Grand Master, that Tong Guan has already made people plot against Grand Master, and wants to file a complaint with the officials and impeach you." Gao Qiu said, calling Lu Qian who had been waiting in front of the door. With a wink, the latter quickly brought the wooden box he was holding through the door.
Cai Jing originally thought that the box contained some treasure that Gao Qiu had handed over to him, but unexpectedly it was something like this. This made his expression change slightly, and ordered his servant to step forward to take the box and open it to take a closer look. When he discovered that there was actually a thick stack of documents inside, his expression became more solemn.
Without too much hesitation, Cai Jing took the top memorial and glanced at the title. A cold light flashed in his eyes. After reading what was written inside, he casually flipped through the tens of thousands attached at the back. After the names of Lingzhou soldiers and civilians, even though he was very deep in the city, he was also frightened and angry, and his hands were shaking slightly.
In fact, such a memorial to impeach Cai Jing on the pretext of something happening to a local official would not hurt Cai Jing at all, but it was still something that he could not bear. Because this would shake his prestige in the court. You must know that in the past four or five years, although there were many voices of dissatisfaction with him among the people, no one in the court dared to impeach him. Those officials who spoke out did not dare to say a word even if they wanted to impeach the emperor. Added to Cai Taishi's body.
Now it's good that Sun Tu not only impeached Shu, but also made the battle so big that he actually got published in the book of all peoples, which was enough to cause shock! If this matter is not dealt with, and someone else follows suit in the future, the consequences will be even more difficult to deal with.
At this moment, Cai Jing had listed Sun Tu as a target that must be eradicated as soon as possible, and he subconsciously murmured: "Sun Tu..."
"Grand Master, in fact, Sun Tu is not the most hateful one. The real insidious one is Tong Guan." Seeing this, Gao Qiu hurriedly added: "On the one hand, he clings to the Grand Master, but on the other hand, he asks his men to do what he wants." This kind of thing is so heartbreaking! I believe that if he hadn't been behind it and given Sun Tu ten thousand courages, he wouldn't have dared to use this bullet. In addition, this bullet has been hidden in a bank before. Taiwan Secretary seems to be related to Tong Guanda!"