When the emperor was angry, he threw millions of corpses.
The local ink corruption case involving Shi Xun was not only to blame for the directly related Shifu, but also many officials who had close contacts with Shi Lezheng, especially Chu Anliang and the couple who had interceded for Shi Lezheng. The three generals even fearfully wrote a self-incrimination book and confessed their guilt, desperately trying to distance themselves from Shi Lezheng.
It's just that the emperor's anger has not dissipated, and the wind in the hall is full of turmoil. Every day, I can hear which adults or generals have been invited into the Dali Temple. Some people can come out after they go in. There is no news, and when the news comes out again, he has already been convicted and punished.
As early as when the Zhao clan was removed, everyone had seen the emperor's iron-blooded tactics once, especially this time, the emperor was obviously going to rectify the local military office, and the spearheads were all aimed at the military generals and meritorious deeds. Put Khan, but no one has the courage to stand up and speak out.
Some military commanders who were not very open-minded were so frightened that they fell ill at home, for fear that the knife and axe hanging above their heads would fall on their heads one day. In contrast, it was Xue Qi of Dazhuguo who was ill, and his resignation from the position of Dazhuguo was rejected. The emperor was grateful for Xue Dazhuguo’s achievements, retained his position as Dazhuguo, and allowed him to be raised in Beijing. The imperial doctor in the palace went to Xue's house to diagnose the pulse, and also rewarded some precious medicinal materials.
Xue Qi supported the sick body to the court, and repeatedly thanked the king for his kindness. After returning to the house, he said that he could not be ill, and the door was closed. Like Xia Zhuguo and Shentu Zhuguo, he does not care about the government and only focuses on old age.
Comparing Shi Lezheng's treatment with the other three pillar states, the emperor's intentions are clear.
Chu Anliang, who was sitting in the house, was so angry that he dropped a set of precious porcelain: "He is forcing me to submit!"
Today, in the four pillar countries, he is the only one who still holds the military power. The Chu family's children have been neglected in recent years, and it is entirely up to him to support them, so the confidence is not as good as the other five families. Over the years, he has planned carefully, for fear that he will lose everything if he is not careful. At the beginning, Shi Lezheng tried his best to persuade him to secretly send troops to help the abolition of the crown prince, but for the sake of safety, he did not send anyone there. But he didn't expect that he was not involved in the case of conspiracy, but he was still forced to surrender military power.
Anyone who has a bit of brains can now see that the emperor has not yet called the Dali Temple to close the case.
"If I had known this earlier, it would have been better to follow the abolition of the crown prince back then!" Chu Anliang has been a scumbag all his life, and he has been suffocated for a lifetime. Now that he is being roasted by the emperor like this, he can't hold back his grievances.
"Zhuguo calms down, be careful that the walls have ears." The confidant was startled, he opened the door vigilantly and looked outside, but he was relieved when he didn't see a figure, and carefully checked the doors and windows, and then lowered his voice: "The person who knows the current affairs is Junjie, now We can’t support ourselves alone, if we insisted and refused to bow our heads, I’m afraid…” He didn’t finish what he said later, I was afraid that Xing Yu of Dali Temple was waiting for them.
In recent years, Chu Anliang and Shi Lezheng have been very close. Shi Lezheng and his son have been imprisoned in Xing Prison of Dali Temple for more than half a month. Who knows what they have spit out. If Chu Anliang insisted and refused to bow his head, he was afraid that the emperor would just come up with a piece of evidence, and he would be able to ask them to go to Xing Prison.
The confidant couldn't help but feel a little timid when he thought of this. He has done a lot for Chu Anliang over the years, but it is difficult to get out. If something happened to Chu Anliang, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to end up. Therefore, he persuaded more and more carefully: "Be patient for a while, and then you can achieve great things."
Chu Anliang hated so much in his heart, gritted his teeth for a long time, but finally accepted his fate, closed his eyes and said, "You are right, keep the green hills and not be afraid of running out of firewood."
The next day, Chu Anliang of the Dazhu Kingdom took off his official hat and official uniform, and only wore a plain white shirt to plead guilty. Since Chen Jiyu and Shi Lezheng have been friends for many years, he knows that the other party has made a mistake, but he covers it up for him. These days, I have been tossing and turning in the mansion, unable to sleep. I feel deeply ashamed of my trust in Your Majesty, and I am not worthy of this official uniform. Therefore, I am willing to confess my guilt and resign to pay for my guilt.
Chu Anliang was very old, and he cried bitterly in the Chongzheng Hall with a haggard expression, only to ask Xiao Zhige to allow him to resign to pay for his sins.
No one in the court dared to speak for him, but many generals hurt him, and their expressions were faintly moved. Xiao Zhige sat on the dragon seat and had a panoramic view of the changes before and after, knowing that this time he could only go here, otherwise it would be too much, fearing that it would arouse the grievances of the generals.
Standing in the front row, Changqing An met his gaze, and then looked at Chu Anliang, who was crying, and already understood the situation. He took two steps forward, helped Chu Anliang up in person, and comforted him in a gentle voice: "Your Majesty is a sage monarch with clear rewards and punishments. Although Zhu Guo knows people, although there are minor mistakes, but no major sins, why do you blame yourself so much?"
An Changqing handed over the steps, Xiao Zhige followed the trend, nodded and said solemnly: "What King Yan said is true, the crime of Shi Lezheng has not been linked to relatives, and Chu Zhuguo is just a good friend, so there is no need for this. In the country, only Chu Zhu can still serve the country, and the words of resignation should not be said again.”
His words of pacification and threats made Chu Anliang almost speechless. He clutched his chest and panted for a while before he regained his strength, and tremblingly knelt down again and said, "It's not that the old minister is unwilling to serve the country, it's just that the old minister is already old. It is used. I just ask Your Majesty to have mercy on the old minister and allow the minister to sue the old for recuperation."
In front of the ministers, the two held back one, and the other insisted. In the end, Xiao Zhige sighed helplessly: "Forget it, Chu Zhuguo's intention to leave has already been decided, and I can't force it to stay."
After saying this, he approved his resignation request with a reluctant appearance, but he kept his words nice, but in the end, he didn't even leave the honorary title of a big pillar country, and only very gently ordered Han Zhang to help him away. The side hall rested, and then asked the imperial doctor to come to check the pulse, don't let Lord Chu suffer from the cold.
After the dynasty was dispersed, An Changqing and Xiao Zhige went to the side hall of Chongzheng Hall to handle official business. After several ministers who were discussing the matter left, Xiao Zhige threw away the memorial, stretched his long arms and took An Changqing into his arms, and said unhappily, "This Chu Anliang is really a slippery old fox."
"Devouring the Starry Sky: Sign In to God"
After Shi Lezheng and his son were released from Xing Prison, Xiao Zhige ordered Dali Temple to interrogate them strictly. They spat out a lot of things, but what was related to Chu Anliang were all trivial matters. It can convict him, but he can't be crucified all at once. Although Xiao Zhige is tough in the court, he has always been fair, so even if some courtiers are dissatisfied, they cannot say a word "wrong".
Chu Anliang was not guilty enough, even if Xiao Zhige was the emperor, he could not deal with his crimes at will, otherwise it would be unfair and unable to convince the public.
"He is a scumbag. If he is not careful, he will not live to this day." An Changqing relaxed and leaned back in his arms, but the pen in his hand did not stop: "But this time, I forced him to ask for his old age. Not bad either. At least he can't do anything on the surface."
Xiao Zhige sneered coldly, "This old fox has a big heart. As long as he doesn't die, he won't admit defeat."
When the abolished prince rebelled, he had contacts with the abolished prince. At that time, the first and the last were handled cleanly, and Xiao Zhige was not told to find evidence. Right now, although he was forced to resign himself for retirement, he couldn't say what crooked ideas he was making behind his back.
An Changqing rubbed his cheek and said with a smile: "In the future, I will send someone to anger him every now and then, so I can't hold back. Otherwise, if he holds back for the rest of his life, wouldn't we have to guard him for the rest of his life?"
Xiao Zhige smiled and rubbed the new stubble on his chin to rub him, but he praised him very seriously: "King Yan is really resourceful, and everything will depend on King Yan more in the future."
Last night, he pestered An Changqing for another night, and it was rare to get up late in the morning, and he went to court before he could even shave his beard. It is also a pity that the dragon seat is far away, and it is not clear from the bottom. Otherwise, a disfigured hat is indispensable.
An Changqing was itchy, and pushed the person away in disgust: "Go and ask Han Zhang to shave your beard."
Xiao Zhige refused to go, and the two laughed and quarreled for a while before they started talking about business again. An Changqing handed him a copy of the book: "Taichang Siqing said that the examination papers for the exams have been approved, and they will be released in a few days."
The exam was completed on the first day of March, and on March 23, the exam papers had been read and the rankings were ranked. In front of Shi Lezheng's father and son, everyone's eyes were on it, and they didn't have the heart to care about the test. Now that the matter has finally subsided, Taichang Siqing just handed over a book to ask about the palace exam and the arrangements for the Qionglin Banquet.
The list will be released at the end of March, and the palace exam will be held in mid-April. After the palace exam, Xiao Zhige selected the top three from the top ten exam papers, namely the champion, second place and third flower. In all dynasties of Daye, there was a tradition of holding Qionglin Banquets, inviting new scholars to drink with the sage, and this time was no exception. The Qionglin Banquet is a state banquet, and the new scholars are also the pillars of the country in the future, so it is also a happy event worthy of celebration. These have to be prepared early.
Xiao Zhige said, "Let's make the Qionglin banquet more lively. A group of people have just been sent to the front, and it is just through the happy event that the ministers' hearts are relieved, so that they will not dare to speak loudly, and they will be trembling all day long.",
It was clearly that he was the one who scare people with a calm face all day long, and now he has to blame the courtiers for fearing him. An Changqing glanced at him, feeling more and more sympathetic to his colleagues, and said, "Then make it more lively."
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On March 25, Gongyuan released the list.
Early in the morning, the wall of the Gongyuan's list was crowded with people who came to see the list. After the test, they stayed in Yejing to wait for the list to be released. They looked forward to this day every day.
One after another was posted, and everyone was eagerly looking for the names of themselves or their relatives and friends. An Changqing also sent people to watch the list early in the morning, but he didn't go out because there were too many people, and only sent An Fu to watch the list.
Zhou Helan was sitting beside him—the two happened to bump into each other when they came to the Gongyuan, and they came over together.
An Changqing jokingly said, "I thought you had a chance to win, so you wouldn't be nervous."
When Zhou Helan came, he was calm and calm, and his brows were not even wrinkled. Now that An Fu went to see the list, he showed a bit of nervousness, his hands on his knees clenched into fists, and he looked out from time to time.
"I wasn't nervous at first." Zhou Helan didn't hide it anymore, a look of embarrassment appeared between his brows: "It's just that I went to a few banquets after the test and found that this time, I was crouching tiger and hidden dragon. There is no suspense, but later I found out that I was sitting in the well and watching the sky. I'm afraid this time I will live up to Miss's expectations. "
When An Changqing handed over the handkerchief that An Xianyu had embroidered by himself with "Lian Zhong San Yuan" to him, he said that he would not disappoint An Xianyu, and that he would definitely win the three yuan this time. .
It was just that when things came to an end, he was afraid that he would fail An Xianyu's expectations.
An Changqing filled him with tea and asked, "If you don't win the championship, what are you going to do?"
Xu Xu's hands clenched into fists tightened again, Zhou Helan lowered his head and said: "If I fail to win the championship, I will still send a matchmaker to the door to propose marriage. If the young lady doesn't give up, I will earn a life for her in the future and not call her. There is no light on her face; if she thinks that I am useless and chooses another person to propose marriage, I have no complaints..."
An Xianyu is getting older, and an ordinary daughter is already married at this age. However, she has not been able to get married, not to mention that she has withdrawn from a family before. Although no one dared to gossip due to the power of King Yan, the words will not be very pleasant when you think about it. Zhou Helan has always wanted to ask her to marry him gracefully, so that she will not be broken in the future, saying something like, "Even with the protection of my elder brother, it is difficult to find a good marriage at this age. I'm going to get married sooner" and so on.
His words were sincere, and An Changqing looked satisfied. If Zhou Helan said something like, "If you don't pass this year, you will take the test next year, and if you pass the test, go to propose a relative", then he has passed the test, and An Changqing will not agree to this. relatives.
If he can put himself in An Xianyu's shoes, even if he failed high school, he is also someone worthy of trust.
They were talking when they heard a commotion outside, followed by the voices of An Fu and the servants of the Zhou family.
"I've hit it, Young Master Zhou has hit it!"
An Changqing was overjoyed and opened the curtain, even more eager than Zhou Helan: "Which number is there?"
An Fu and the servant went through the crowd to see the list. After seeing the ranking, they didn't catch their breath and turned back to announce the good news. At this time, their tongues were tied with excitement: "Middle, hit... the first name!"
The servant of the Zhou family hurriedly added: "Young Master is the top of the list!"
Zhou Helan's expression was stunned for a moment, then he closed his eyes to calm his emotions, and said calmly, "Go back to the manor, I will be rewarded a lot today!"
After listening to a few conversations between their master and servant, the people around knew that Huiyuan was sitting on this carriage. Many people who have caught their son-in-law on the list watched the carriage and were about to move, but when they were about to come forward to chat, they were stopped by the people around them, and they kindly reminded: "You can see clearly, this is the carriage of the Yanwang Mansion."
An Changqing's carriage is very low-key, only embroidered on the curtain of the carriage is a "geese" with gold characters on a black background.
After hearing the words, the others took a closer look and found that it was indeed the driver of the Yanwang Mansion, so they could only rest their minds angrily.
It was An Changqing who sent the person back to the Zhou Mansion, and then rushed back to the Wang Mansion to report the good news to An Xianyu.
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After deciphering Yuan, and meeting Yuan again, Zhou Helan's reputation is even better than before. There are also many more invitations than before, and there are many noble marquis families who have their daughters to be married throw olive branches to Zhou Helan.
It's a pity that Zhou Helan is like a slippery fish, long-sleeved and good at dancing to the left and right, but no one's high branches are picked up.
This day was another classmate holding a banquet, and Zhou Helan was invited to leave. The classmates who hosted the banquet came from the same academy as him, and they had a normal relationship at first, but after becoming a jinshi, everyone was an official in the same dynasty, and when it was inevitable that they needed to help each other, this classmate relationship became more serious.
The names of the few who came to the banquet are not low, and they are all within the fifty. If it is not unexpected, a Jinshi background is indispensable. If it is more powerful, the palace test has won the emperor's blue eyes, and the Jinshi and the first are not uncommon. possible.
In the days after the list was released, some people from ordinary families almost reached the sky in one step, and many wealthy and powerful families that were hard to see before handed them olive branches. Especially the top ones, many of them became guests.
When the people are intoxicated with wine, it is inevitable to talk about some romantic affairs. Four happy events in life: a long drought meets the rain, and the old knows when you meet in a foreign land. The bridal chamber is full of candles, when the title of the golden list is titled.
Now that the title of the golden list is within reach, it is time to imagine a charming, beautiful wife and family, and a flower candle in the wedding room.
Ju Zi, who was sitting beside Zhou Helan, said, "Brother Zhou is the most fortunate, even Zhong Shuang Yuan, I am afraid that many coquettish guests will see it, it is really a blessing."
Another person answered: "I heard that Zhou brother and Yan Wang have quite a relationship, and Yan Wang still has a younger sister who has not left the pavilion-"
"Brother Li, be careful." Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Helan frowned and interrupted him: "The matter of marriage is the word of the matchmaker ordered by my parents. I'll just go to dinner and drink, but don't be frivolous. "
The two people who took the lead were from poor backgrounds, one won the eleventh place, and the other won the sixteenth place. These days, it is inevitable to be held in a high spirit, and the words are becoming more and more light and heavy. Now being pierced by Zhou Helan face to face, his face is a little embarrassed.
Zhou Helan didn't like the temperament of the two, so he poured the wine and turned to talk to others. It's just that I don't know who spread the words at this banquet, and they passed it around a few times, and it turned out to be Zhou Helan telling the truth after drinking, saying that he had no intention of being a sister of King Yan, but it was because King Yan knew that he met him. Well, after the palace test, I had to go to Yanwang Mansion to propose marriage.
Lian Zhongshuangyuan, the promising son-in-law of Chenglong Kuai in Sandingjia, wants everyone. After the news came out, many people believed it to be true, and their hearts were inevitably a little sour. However, due to the status of King Yan, these words were only circulated in private, but when someone mentioned it, someone would take out a few words.
When An Changqing knew about this, it was already mid-April, when the palace exam was imminent. The Shaoqing of Taichang Temple was only a few years older than him, and he respected him for quelling the dispute over the restaurant raising his son, and he often invited him to drink. When I was drinking recently, I couldn't help but tell him this secretly.
"I've seen Zhou Helan once this time, and his eyebrows are very straight, he doesn't look like that kind of narrow-minded person. It's just that it may not be without reason. I heard that he has some connections with the prince, and it has something to do with Miss An's reputation, so I dared to break it. mouth man."
An Changqing really frowned, and after a while, he stretched out his brows and said with a smile: "Thank you Shaoqing for your kindness. But if you had told me earlier, I would have to worry about how to deal with it. But now that the trial is imminent, I don't need to do it any more. Don't worry, in a few days, the rumors will be self-destructed."
The Shaoqing of Taichang Temple was puzzled: "Does your lord have a plan?"
An Changqing smiled: "Just wait and see."
The author has something to say: Cowardly: I acted as a black face, and now I acted as a red face, it really is a natural couple.
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