Chongzhen Sunset Song

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Jin Yiwei was indeed vigorous and resolute. Within ten days, Qian Qianyi, who was still at ease in Changshu, was arrested and sent to Beijing, where he was thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. He was interrogated and punished one by one according to the 58 crimes.On the surface, it seems that Wen Tiren is only responsible for the righteous and dignified disclosure, and all subsequent matters will be dealt with by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but in fact, under the secret instruction of Mr. Shoufu, there is no way that a single charge will be judged as false.Soon, the Ministry of Punishment reported to Chongzhen that all 58 crimes were true, Qian Qianyi had committed many crimes and committed many crimes, and he should be punished according to the law.

As soon as this happened, there was an uproar among the courtiers.When he was the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Qian Qianyi was not an unknown person in the court. It is also a well-known fact that Qian and Wen are political enemies of each other.But now, after more than seven years, Wen Tiren still wants to put to death the old enemy who has been relegated to the common people and away from the officialdom for many years. The spectators in the sect were once again surprised at the ruthless determination of the chief assistant, and couldn't help but feel their backs. It's cold, everyone is in danger - if you kill him today, it's hard to guarantee that it won't be your turn in the future.As soon as the results of the interrogation spread, the petitions for Qian Qianyi's pleadings were folded one after another, piled into the palace, as if they were trying their best to hinder the progress of the matter, and the so-called future would not come too soon , and it seemed that if his life was saved, this accident would not really become the frightening lesson for the past.

But Chongzhen did not make any statement.Even though the intercession memorials piled up in the Silijian, and despite the urging of the conviction, the ears were worn out, but the final judgment on Qian Qianyi was delayed.Xi Zhao could see that the emperor was hesitating, whether he should trust the conclusion of the Ministry of Punishment, or the insistence of the courtiers, or believe no one, only his own intuition with insufficient grounds.When the future of life and death is only between one thought, the choice between belief and non-belief is indeed a tormenting thing.Xizhao thought.Once he is careless, it will be irreversible. How can such a foresight not turn into a big stone and weigh heavily on the heart, let alone this man sitting on the dragon chair is such a sensitive and thoughtful man.And in the past ten years, I don't know how many memorials have carried matters that urgently need to be decided by the emperor, and they are stacked high on the case like urging. It seems that under the calm appearance of the emperor, his heart must be constantly entangled and restless. stop.Whenever Xi Zhao thinks like this, facing those courtiers who take advantage of the emperor's hesitation, no matter if they are forgiven by the Lord or severely punished by the Lord, she can't help feeling an uncontrollable boredom in her heart.

"Our lord Shoufu is really getting more and more crazy in doing things." The supervisor of ceremonies, Wang Chengen, was picking out the important papers to be presented to the emperor one by one beside the pile of memorials, and complained in his mouth, "Then Qian Qianyi has long been The common people want to deal with him, there are thousands of ways, he insists on taking it to the court to annoy the emperor, and make the court restless, what kind of heart is there."

Li Quan helped Wang Chengen sort out the papers, smiled and said: "Master Wen is probably trying to make an example of others, and my father-in-law also knows about him. Isn't this the usual practice of the cabinet?"

"Kill chickens to scare monkeys?" Wang Chengen rolled his eyes and said coldly, "He also has a beard, doesn't he understand the truth?"

Li Quan smiled and said nothing, but Zhou Xi, who was doing chores, came closer and said, "What is the truth of what the father-in-law said? The little one doesn't understand."

Wang Chengen glanced at Zhou Xi, and said word by word: "When things are extreme, they will be reversed. When the moon is full, there will be losses. He killed too many chickens and killed them too hard. How can monkeys sit and wait for death."

"So that's how it is, father-in-law is wise." Zhou Xi hurriedly complimented, and then slipped away to work.

"Hmph." Wang Chengen sneered, and turned to Li Quan again, "He has been the chief assistant all these years, and our family has helped him cover up a lot of papers about his impeachment, but it was all a temporary measure. If he really aroused public anger, how could he We can cover it here. Look at what these piles of papers are saying, and don’t want to leave yourself a way out, sooner or later you won’t be able to eat and walk around.”

"Elder-in-law... are you bored?" Li Quan suddenly stopped what he was doing and said in a low voice.

"Annoyed? You mean..." Wang Chengen was slightly taken aback, only to see Li Quanshen, mysteriously, slowly pushing an unremarkable book in front of Wang Chengen, and smiled meaningfully.

Wang Chengen looked hesitant, glanced at Li Quan, opened the memorial, and saw the words "Governor Xuan, Lu Xiangsheng would like to play" on the inside.

"Lu Xiangsheng...?" Wang Chengen quickly read the content and immediately understood Li Quan's intentions.He nodded slightly, closed the folder and held it in his hand, but did not put it in the pile of memorials on either side of the top or not.

"How to deal with this paper is entirely up to the father-in-law." Li Quan cupped his hands, then quietly shut up and said nothing.Wang Chengen pondered for a moment, and gradually a smile appeared from the corners of his eyes and brows.Holding the memorial, he tapped Li Quan's shoulder meaningfully, paused for a while, and greeted Zhou Xilai with his hand back.

"What's your order, father-in-law?" Zhou Xi put down his work, stepped forward and asked with a bow.

"Boy, do you think that Lu Xiang Sheng Master Lu's note should be presented to the emperor? Or should he not be presented to the emperor?"

"This... How dare a villain make up his mind about this matter." Zhou Xi scratched his head and said with a smile, "But last time Master Lu asked for the face saint's book, didn't Master Wen tell Eunuch to keep it?"

Wang Chengen glanced sideways, did not answer, only snorted twice, then pulled the skirt of his clothes, snapped the memorial in his hand, and stuffed it neatly into his bosom.

two

Hall of Martial Arts.

After reporting the daily affairs, Wang Chengen did not rush to leave.

"What else is there?" Seeing that Wang Chengen did not leave, Chongzhen asked.

"Ah, it's nothing important." Wang Chengen lowered his head and smiled, "It's just that the servant girl recently saw that the case of Qian Qianyi has not been resolved, so the emperor seems to be very worried about how to determine his punishment..."

"Yes. You understand my thoughts." Chongzhen nodded and said, "In your opinion, should Qian Qianyi deserve this punishment?"

"The courtiers and the courtiers insist on their own opinions, but the truth is confusing, and the slaves are really hard to tell. But..." Wang Chengen deliberately paused, took out the memorial from his arms, "here is The booklet for Qian Qianyi...please have a look at it, Your Majesty."

"Hey, the papers are free. Those officials say the same thing back and forth. From now on, you can copy the papers on this matter according to the papers. You don't need to submit them to me." Chongzhen leaned on the chair Back, waved lazily, took a document and read it.

Wang Chengen did not change his countenance, and said with a humble smile: "Yes, but this is from Datong, Mr. Lu. I think the emperor might be interested in reading it..."

"Lord Lu? Lu Xiangsheng?" Chongzhen raised his eyebrows, and changed his casual attitude, "He rarely asks about such things. Come, show me."

"Yes..." Wang Chengen handed the folder to Xizhao with both hands, then stepped back two steps while lowering his body, and looked up secretly.I saw the emperor put down the paperwork, unfolded Lu Xiangsheng's memorial and began to read it carefully.As good as that is, a determined smile flashed across Wang Chengen's lips, he arched his hands and bowed his body, and said:

"If the emperor is fine, then the servant will leave first."

"and many more."

"Is there any order from the emperor?"

"Well. You wait a moment."

Chongzhen read it over and over again, but his eyes still fell on the notebook, but he didn't want Wang Chengen to leave.A not-too-long book was read over and over again for a long time, and when Chongzhen raised his head and closed his hands, he opened his mouth and said the imperial decree that had been delayed for half a month:

"According to my will, there are still doubts about Qian Qianyi's case, and it is not appropriate to sentence him prematurely. Temporarily detain Qian Qianyi in prison and wait for a retrial in the future."

Originally, it was just to make the increasingly insane Chief Assistant calm down, even Wang Chengen didn't expect that once Lu Xiangsheng's plea for Qian Qianyi was submitted, there would be such an immediate effect.He was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly came back to his senses, bowed himself to the order, with half-hearted surprise, half-hearted joy, and respectfully withdrew from the Hall of Martial Arts.

three

In Wenyuan Pavilion, the brazier was burning vigorously.The maids waiting on both sides of the hall were drowsy and drowsy due to the warmth of the room, but the cabinet ministers present were not so leisurely. While busy with the affairs in his hands, there were no other noises in the hall except for the sound of paper grinding and occasional light coughing.But the second assistant Zhang Zhifa who was sitting in the corner of the room seemed absent-minded, he didn't draw up a few tickets, but frequently looked at Wen Tiren who was sitting in the first assistant's seat.After a while, Wen Tiren got up and walked into the royal room alone. He hurriedly put the pen in his hand on the inkstone, and followed in quickly.

"Master Wen." Zhang Zhifa looked around and called Wen Tiren in a low voice.

"What's the matter?" Wen Tiren turned around, and saw Zhang Zhifa took a step closer, and whispered in Wen Tiren's ear.

"What? Lu Xiangsheng? Did you hear me right?" Zhang Zhifa hadn't finished a sentence, but Wen Tiren's eyes sharpened, and he asked urgently.

"It's true."

Zhang Zhifa's affirmation completely suppressed Wen Tiren's doubts hanging in his heart.With Zheng Xing's case first, Wen Tiren thought that by relying on the gourd to draw a ladle this time, he would definitely put this old enemy in a doomed place with one stroke, but just a few days ago, the long-awaited holy will disappeared overnight. Deviated from my expectations without warning.Wen Tiren had been tossing and turning his mind over the past few days, guessing a lot about what happened in places where eyes and ears could not see.But he never thought that the reason was tied to the Governor Xuanda who was far away from the capital.His eyes were narrowed into a thin slit, revealing a hint of resentment, which made Zhang Zhifa beside him feel chills in his heart.

After many years in the officialdom, he is not as good as this budding swordsman; after all his scheming, he is not as good as this young boy's memorabilia...

"The hair is full and the wings are full. If you don't guard Xuanda well, you actually come to hinder my affairs." Wen Tiren pondered for a long time, and finally snorted coldly, and said viciously, "This Lu guy likes to meddle As for other matters, I simply fulfilled his wish and taught him to meddle together."?