The case of the new history began to make waves in an ordinary morning.
Emperor Zhaowu read Cai Zhongfan's memorial, and he, who had been indulging in pleasure and neglecting government affairs all year round, was furious and questioned Wang Shengsheng in court.
Three days have passed since Cai Zhongfan's memorial was delivered to the cabinet. These three seemingly peaceful days have actually been full of turbulent waves.
The memorandums submitted by officials outside Beijing need to be delivered level by level. After entering Beijing, they enter the cabinet first, and the cabinet ministers draft their opinions and submit them to the imperial court together. . At the same time, set up five eunuchs, Bingbi eunuchs, to assist the emperor in handling government affairs, and after the emperor or the Bingbi eunuchs approved the memorials, they had to be handed over to the eunuchs for final approval before they could take effect. implement. From the cabinet to the supervisor of ceremonies, the fate of the memorial is actually determined by the emperor alone, but when the owner is as lazy as Emperor Zhaowu and hardly reads the memorial, the supervisor of rites is in charge of the eunuch as the first eunuch of the twenty-four yamen. He must have the power to manage the government, and because of this, most of the memorials to impeach Xie Zhongren over the years have disappeared.
Therefore, Emperor Zhaowu could see this letter, which pointed directly at Wang Shengsheng, and there were many thrilling details in it.
As soon as Yan Sikong planned this matter, he was confident to expand the situation, because Cai Zhongfan used to be the head of the Ministry of Officials, and the officials promoted by him were all over the court and the public. The party broadcasts hatred, and there is such a good time to deal with them, so naturally everyone responds.
This memo caused an uproar in the imperial court. Regardless of whether the clerical errors were intentional or not, the new history has been printed in thousands of volumes and sent to various places and overseas countries. It is extremely ironic that Zhao Wu and Wu Zhao are so upside down. .
I heard that in the early court, Wang Shengsheng and Huo Li turned pale and knelt down to plead guilty and defend themselves. Emperor Zhaowu probably thought that both of them were cabinet ministers. Although they were extremely dissatisfied, they did not ask for guilt in court, but ordered a thorough investigation of the matter. Retrieve all sent history volumes and review them again.
After the early dynasty, all officials of the Hanlin Academy were confined in Wenyuan Pavilion. Most of the people didn't know why, and there was a lot of discussion, only Yan Sikong and Shen Hexuan sat in front of the case, with solemn expressions, without saying a word.
Emperor Zhaowu hadn't used the Three Jurisdictions yet, but first sent Yu Ji to investigate who was the chief author of that chapter, and who to review. It was easy to find out Liu Zhaolin, Yan Sikong, Shen Hexuan, and another young man named Lin Yue. Wen Shu, as the data collector for that volume, was also involved.
The four of them have not been imprisoned yet, but they were interrogated in turn on that day, and the matter was thoroughly clarified.
Liu Zhaolin was assigned to this period, Lin Yue assisted him in studying historical materials, Liu Zhaolin was the lead writer, Yan Sikong reviewed it, Shen Hexuan triple-checked, Huo Li was the chief judge, and Wang Shengsheng presided over it. The person responsible for this case is clear, but who should be What kind of punishment is the key to this matter.
It is not difficult to imagine that Xie Zhongren and others are pleading for Wang Shengsheng at this time, and the opposing faction will not easily let go of this good opportunity. After all, Wang Shengsheng is cautious and shows his tail for the first time in many years.
Although Yan Sikong created today's situation by himself, he was unable to participate in the development of the situation, and he could not even get the news immediately, so he could only let it go. At this time, he was as uneasy as everyone else, but he was not afraid, but Anxiety when things are out of your control.
Yu Ji released all the other Hanlin officials, leaving only a few people involved in the case.
Yan Zilian said politely: "Eunuch Yu, how do we deal with these people? We can't keep them in Wenyuan Pavilion forever."
Yu Ji smiled: "Mr. Yan Ge, His Majesty sent me to investigate, and the second is that they have not been imprisoned, but there is room for them. His Majesty has not expressly stated that it is not appropriate to release them at home. Why don't we temporarily detain them here?" .”
"This..." Yan Zilian paused, and then said, "Eunuch Yu, can I interrogate them personally?"
Yu Ji frowned slightly, as if he couldn't make up his mind for a while.
This Yu Ji is the eunuch who is the supervisor of ceremonies and the first eunuch before the imperial court. He is in charge of the emperor's clothing, food, daily life, and all etiquette affairs in the palace. Offend him, he does not participate in party struggles, and it is extremely difficult to win over.
Yan Zilian cupped his hands and said, "Since father-in-law decided to temporarily detain them in the cabinet, it can be regarded as the internal affairs of my Imperial Academy."
Yu Ji replied: "Mr. Ge, please go ahead, but you can only interrogate one by one."
"Thank you, Eunuch Yu."
Yan Zilian's deep gaze swept over the silent crowd, and finally landed on Yan Sikong, "Sikong, come with me."
Everyone present was a bit puzzled, Yan Sikong was neither the chief writer nor the host, this person was not the same, why Yan Zilian was the first to interrogate him
They only thought that Yan Zilian preferred Yan Sikong, and they didn't think much about it, only Shen Hexuan had a look of doubt on his face.
Yan Zilian brought Yan Sikong into his study, and pointed to the chair beside him.
Yan Sikong bowed sharply, then knelt down.
"If you are told to sit, you can sit."
Yan Sikong paused: "Mr. Xie." He stood up and sat in the chair.
"You know the situation now. The emperor has always been indecisive. At this time, Xie Zhongren must be pleading for Lord Wang. Lord Wang must have fulfilled his duties for many years." Yan Zilian snorted disdainfully, "Although it is not very useful, the emperor Thinking about the past love, maybe the big thing will be turned into a small one."
Yan Sikong cupped his hands: "The teacher makes sense."
"Why am I not happy seeing you?" Yan Zilian narrowed his eyes and looked at him, "Don't you want to be punished lightly?"
Yan Sikong said calmly: "Students naturally hope that we will be punished lightly, but the students think that if His Majesty really reduced the big issue under Xie Gonggong's persuasion, this matter will not be trivialized, and punish Mr. Wang lightly. We must be punished severely."
Yan Zilian nodded: "You can think of this level, yes, then how do you think this matter should be resolved?"
Yan Sikong pursed his lips and said nothing, but quietly looked at Yan Zilian, and after a while, said: "Student dare not speak."
"Why don't you dare to say it?" Yan Zilian raised his eyebrows.
"The teacher can't trust the students, so the students naturally dare not speak nonsense."
Yan Zilian narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"
Yan Sikong stood up, and then solemnly knelt down: "Master Wang, as the second assistant, has been holding back the teacher in the cabinet for many years. I believe the teacher is not willing to see Lord Wang get away with ease."
Yan Zilian gave a low "hmm": "Go on."
Yan Sikong looked deeply at Yan Zilian: "How Master Cai's melody escaped the minions of the chief of ceremonies and was finally seen by the emperor, I believe the teacher must be clearer than anyone else."
Yan Zilian stroked his white beard lightly, his face was serious, he stared at Yan Sikong for a while: "Go on, I want to hear your nonsense."
Yan Sikong lowered his head: "Students dare not."
"Speak." Yan Zilian clapped the case, "Do you still want your future?"
Yan Sikong quietly hooked the corners of his lips, raised his head again, and said solemnly: "Then the student will be blunt. I believe that in the past three days, the teacher and colleagues have done a lot of work, so that Master Cai's melody will not be lost forever. The fire is burning right now, if we don’t add more firewood at this time, it will be extinguished quietly, and I, the seventh-rank sesame official, will share the responsibility for this case.”
Yan Zilian nodded, with admiration in his eyes: "Then, how can we make this fire more intense?"
"My lord Wang has been an official for many years. Even I know about his greed for ink and prostitution of officials. Presumably the teacher and colleagues are more familiar with him. At this time, His Majesty hates His Majesty Wang. It is a golden opportunity to impeach him. As long as his past events Listening to Datian one by one, this history typo will not be so serious, and then the teacher and all the adults will plead for us, and then the big problem can really be turned into a small one."
Yan Zilian smiled lowly: "Sikong, you are always a sensible person."
"The teacher is too much, the students just want to protect themselves." Yan Sikong said, "Besides, if the students can think of it, the teacher must have already thought of it."
"Yes, this matter is already under our planning. If Wang Shengsheng can be eliminated, it will be a great blow to the eunuch party."
Yan Sikong was overjoyed, Yan Zilian's ability to say this to him proved that he had begun to accept himself into a deeper power network.
"You are all my students, I should try my best to save you, but I still have one problem."
"Teacher, please."
Yan Zilian suddenly leaned forward, staring deeply at Yan Sikong with a pair of gray-brown eyes, his eyes were sophisticated and sharp: "You... really didn't check it out?"
Yan Sikong was slightly taken aback, then put his hands on the ground, tremblingly said: "The student really didn't check out."
Yan Zilian sat up straight, and said softly: "Okay, you can step back for now."
The tense strings in Yan Sikong's heart were slightly loosened.
Yan Zilian is too smart and transparent, playing tricks under the nose of such a person is tantamount to taking risks, but because of this, this talent is worth his betting. It's just that he has to be more careful...