Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"Then there is nothing to say."

"You... hmph, you want to die easily when you fall into my hands? Someone, tie him up first, and gag him. After I ask His Majesty's order, I will slowly concoct him. "

"Slow down!" Xu Hui said, "I still want to ask Cui Shilang one more thing."

Chapter 2043 Delay

Master Cui Ren said: "You want to ask how your father and brother died?"

Xu Hui endured his grief and said in a trembling voice, "I hope Cui Shilang will tell you frankly."

Master Cui Ren sighed, and said: "When a person is about to die, his words are good. Miss Xu, it's better that you don't know the answer to this question."

"why?"

"Brother Wen must be the most aware of this matter."

Wen Sihai said: "Miss Xu, before the old man Cui died, he finally said something human. You will definitely regret it when you know about it. In fact, how could there be injuries that can't be tested by others? They can't be tested If you come out, you dare not test it out."

Guo Ye said: "I offered a reward of [-] guan, but no one accepted it. Could it be that the rewards for the work of the Ministry of Punishment are so rich?"

"Of course not. However, the crux of the matter lies in spending life and money. You have the money to buy them off, but Cui Renshi has evidence that they are corrupt and perverting the law. Think about it, King Qin. Haven't done a bad thing? How is that possible!"

Xu Hui said: "But, I still want to know about the three of them..."

Wen Sihai said helplessly: "If you want people to die without skin injury, there are only a few methods. A little bit of experience will tell you. I dare not say it, I'm afraid it will pollute the young lady's clear ears."

Guo Ye seemed to understand but didn't understand, and he didn't want to get to the bottom of it. He said, "Hui'er, forget it. If the world knows that they died in humiliation, I'm afraid they will hurt their father-in-law's name..."

Xu Hui cried again, feeling faintly in his heart that if he continued to ask, it would be a huge mistake, so he could only say full of grievances: "Husband, I... I only have you now! You must treat me well..."

"That's natural, I won't let you be wronged. Uh... It's getting late, why don't you go back to the manor to deal with the funeral. I'll go to the palace to have a face-to-face interview, so that I can find out who is behind the scenes."

"I listen to my husband."

Immediately, the Ministry of Punishment dispatched several yamen servants to carry the coffin and send Xu's father and son back to the house.As for Guo Ye, he whipped his horse and went straight to the palace.

At that time, it was already sunset.

His Majesty Li Er said: "The gate of the palace will be locked soon, if you have anything to say to Guo Aiqing, please speak quickly."

Guo Ye gave a brief account of what had happened, and finally said: "So, I have come to ask for an order to punish Cui Renshi, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment."

His Majesty Li Er frowned, and said: "Guo Aiqing, you are confused. What kind of punishment should be imposed? Isn't this a lion on a bald head, is it obvious?"

"Your Majesty, you mean..."

"Who else can instigate Cui Renshi and hate Mrs. Xu to the bone, except for my unfilial son?"

"You mean His Royal Highness King Qi? But it's obviously not good for him?"

"It's nothing more than venting anger!" His Majesty Li Er said angrily: "This kid is really unbelievable, even doing bad things is out of place!"

"Are you sure it's him?"

"It's not wrong, knowing the son is more like the father, he must have done this matter. Otherwise, why do you think I made Zhi'er the crown prince? Because You'er is so muddy that he can't get on the wall!"

Guo Ye said: "Not necessarily. Don't talk about anything else, I think His Majesty's army was in Goguryeo, life and death... If you don't talk about morality, this move is quite vicious."

"That's because others are using him! This idea certainly wasn't his own idea, and he couldn't win over such a talent." His Majesty Li Er sighed slightly, and said: "Fighting with Zhi'er, I didn't cover it up for him secretly. , he has already died [-] times.”

Speaking of this, Guo Ye changed the subject and said, "Then what are you going to do about it?"

"Hey, what else can I do? I can't kill my own son just because of such a stupid thing, can I?"

"Then Master Cui Ren..."

His Majesty Li Er stood up, took a few steps back and forth, and said, "Guo Aiqing, Master Cui Ren is actually a good person. But this time, he was blinded by his glory and wealth, and he will not be safe at night."

"A good guy? You mean he carefully investigated the Qingzhou rebellion case and released many innocent people?"

"It's not just this matter. There was a case where the elder brother rebelled, and his younger brother even sat down. Everyone said that the rebels have been in the Yi tribe since ancient times, and they should be executed. Only Cui Renshi was arrested and tried hard. He said that there is a saying in Zhou Ri that father, son, and brother are not guilty of each other. And. I finally listened to his opinion and pardoned that younger brother."

"That's His Majesty's benevolence."

"There is another matter. There is a school secretary, Wang Xuandu, who made an annotation for "Shangshu" and asked the court to take this annotation as the standard and abolish other annotations. It was Cui Renshi who made a generous statement and refuted it, so that the court did not make a big mistake. There are three For this matter, Cui Shilang can be called an admonishing minister of the country."

Guo Ye said: "Your Majesty's meaning...isn't it to forgive Master Cui Ren?"

"Capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped. Alas, Master Cui Ren has been with me all his life, and we can't let him end up in the end. I am going to let him retire and return home."

"But this is three lives after all..."

"What happened to the three lives? Isn't it enough to pay for them with the death of two jailers? Besides...Guo Aiqing, is your so-called note fake? This evidence is not sufficient."

Guo Ye was taken aback, then smiled wryly: "Your Majesty's eyes are as bright as a torch, but Cui Shilang is confused if he cares. How could there be such a person who can copy anyone's handwriting so that I can't recognize it."

His Majesty Li Er said: "The truth of the matter is that before the arrival, Kong Kong'er had made a plan with Wen Sihai, and you, Guo Ye, acted accordingly on the spot."

"Your Majesty is wise." Guo Ye said, "If Cui Shilang didn't take the initiative to admit it, it would be really difficult to convict him."

His Majesty Li Er said: "Then there is only Cui Aiqing's confession? Give me a face, let him live."

Guo Ye felt uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly, but Datang was such a society ruled by man.Obviously, in the eyes of the emperor, Cui Renshi and Xu's father and son cannot be equated.

His Majesty Li Er discussed with himself only to save face.If he is not willing to let go, then he is too ignorant of advance and retreat.

He had no choice but to say: "Okay, that humble minister will leave."

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Guo Ye left the Wangbei Pavilion and found that it was already the moon and the sky was full of stars.At that time, the gate of the palace was locked, and it was too late to think about leaving the palace.

Of course, it doesn't mean that Guo Ye can live in the inner palace, there is no such rule.

However, the so-called palace gate locked and unable to leave the palace does not refer to the inner palace, but the entire palace, which has its own resting place for foreign ministers.

Under the guidance of a young eunuch, he was arranged in an elegant room.

The little eunuch explained: "This room was specially arranged by His Majesty. The furnishings in the room are all top-notch. If you don't have to go to court tomorrow, King Qin can sleep well here."

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This sleep was really good. When Guo Ye woke up again, he found that it was past noon the next day.