novelonline Chapter 1565 Jia Heng: Then get out!
Chapter 1565 Jia Heng: Then get out!
Chapter 1565 Jia Heng: Then get out!
Time flies, and before I knew it, two days had passed.
The aftermath of the disturbance caused by the students at the gate of Anshun Gate was still fermenting rapidly and spreading throughout the entire Shenjing City.
Jinyifu Yamen, in the official hall——
It is the height of summer, the heat is everywhere, the cicadas are chirping more and more, making the summer even more quiet.
In the back court, Qu Lang was wearing a well-tailored Feiyu suit, a rhinoceros horn jade belt around his waist, and had a resolute face. He was sitting behind a lacquered wooden table.
Qu Lang suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Liu Jixian who was sitting not far away. He put down the brush in his hand and asked, "Have all those students confessed?"
"A student has already confessed that Hanlin Academy President Lu Li and cabinet ministers are behind this, and they have been secretly spreading rumors and causing trouble." Liu Jixian said with an extremely solemn expression.
Qu Lang nodded and said, "Collect the confessions of the relevant students into a book and send it to the capital. Don't ask about the rest for now."
Liu Jixian cupped his hands and replied, "I will send someone to deliver the relevant confession to the Prince of Wei's residence."
Qu Lang said coldly: "In addition, send someone to follow the clues and make sure this matter is turned into an ironclad case!"
Liu Jixian said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Commander, I will definitely send someone to properly handle this matter."
Qu Lang picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then asked, "The supervisors have been questioned and released, right?"
Liu Jixian looked stern and said, "Reporting to the commander, the person has been released."
"In the next few days, have someone monitor public opinion in Shenjing City. Don't let those students ruin the prince's reputation." Qu Lang said with a serious face.
Liu Jixian raised his sword-like eyebrows, his eyes flashed fiercely, and bowed to say yes.
After Liu Jixian left, a gloomy look suddenly appeared on Qu Lang's face.
Now that His Majesty is in a high position, if he does not make progress, he will be liquidated by the young lord and the civil officials in the future. However, the country has been established for more than a hundred years, and its grace has spread throughout the world. People of integrity and ambition are hiding inside and outside the court. If you want to make further progress, it will be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
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Ningguo Mansion, in the study room——
Chen Xiao sat down at a red lacquered wooden desk covered with a mattress. She raised her beautiful eyebrows and looked at the young man in the python robe. She asked, "Did Jinyifu send someone to deliver the message just now?"
Jia Heng walked into the wing room, looked at Chen Xiao intently, and said, "What do you mean?"
Chen Xiao said: "Liu Jixian said that the files have been collected together."
Jia Heng approached and sat down, asking, "What has the public opinion in the capital been saying about the siege of Anshun Gate the other day?"
Chen Xiaocuili raised her eyebrows, looked at Jia Heng with clear eyes, and said, "There is some public opinion in the capital, saying that you are arrogant and domineering, disrupting the government and suppressing scholars, but there are also other voices of support, thinking that you are swift and resolute, and decisive in handling the matter, avoiding a turmoil that would have shaken the safety of the country."
Jia Heng stared at Chen Xiao and said coldly, "They have no choice but to slander him secretly with rumors."
Chen Xiao nodded, looked at Jia Heng intently, and said, "What are you going to do next?"
Jia Heng thought for a moment and said in a cold voice: "Wait a minute, I will go to the cabinet and report this matter to the cabinet ministers. It's time to send Lu Jiang out of the cabinet."
Chen Xiao hesitated for a moment, reminded him, and asked, "Will Li Gao and the others be dissatisfied with this?"
Jia Heng sneered and said, "The dispute has caused such a big disaster, someone has to take responsibility for it. Even if Li Gao and the other two are dissatisfied, they can only let someone else take the blame."
Chen Xiao frowned, his eyes flickered, and he whispered, "That's true."
While Jia Heng was talking, he didn't do anything else. He left the study and went out.
He came to the outer room and asked the servant to go to the Jinyifu office and call Liu Jixian.
Then, he walked quickly towards the palace.
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Palace Garden, Wuying Hall
At about noon, cicadas could be heard chirping on a lush paulownia tree in front of the temple, which undoubtedly made people feel a little irritated in the hot summer.
In the hall, the Cabinet Chief Minister Li Zan sat on a rosewood chair with a memorial next to his hand. His resolute and majestic face showed endless worry.
Sitting on a red-lacquered pearwood chair, Gao Zhongping looked solemn, with a thoughtful look on his dignified and resolute face.
Lu Jiang sat down behind a lacquered wooden table, his old face full of solemnity.
During this period, as time slowly passed, the wind direction in the capital began to become more and more strange.
It also made Lu Jiang feel more and more uneasy, or rather, he was enveloped by a fear like a death warrant.
Just when the atmosphere in the cabinet was quite strange, a clerk who looked like a secretary in the cabinet quickly entered the hall, bowed to Li Zan, and said, "Lord, the King of Wei is here."
Upon hearing this, Li Zan turned to look at Gao Zhongping. His old eyes flickered darkly for a few times, and a feeling of worry surged in his heart.
Prince Wei must be here to call for punishment.
After a while, the young man in the python robe came quickly, followed by several Jinyi guards. His calm and majestic face was full of coldness.
Behind him, the Jinyi Guards, wearing Feiyu uniforms and embroidered spring swords on their waists, walked with great vigor and awe-inspiring momentum.
While Li Zan was speaking, he stood up quickly, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, and said in a gentle voice, "Prince Wei."
Jia Heng raised his eyebrows, looked at Li Zan with sparkling eyes, and said in a gentle voice: "Lord Li, has the cabinet received the letter sent by Jinyifu?"
Li Zan's eyes flickered, his face was a little surprised, and he said in a deep voice: "Prince Wei, what is the letter?"
Jia Heng signaled Liu Jixian to walk over quickly.
Liu Jixian's rough face with dense beard was expressionless. He said in a deep voice: "After investigation, it was found that the students gathered at Anshun Gate to cause trouble the day before yesterday. It was all instigated by Lu Li, the president of the Hanlin Academy, and Lu Jiang, a member of the cabinet. Here are the relevant files, which detail their crimes."
Of course, those rumors were not mentioned, and they were obviously included in it. It was a mixture of true and false, real and fake.
"You are slandering me!" Lu Jiang stood up suddenly, a cold look on his fair face, his eyes flashed fiercely under his thick eyebrows. He immediately stood up, looked at the young man in the python robe, and scolded him harshly.
Jia Heng raised his eyebrows, looked at Lu Jiang with a cold gaze, and shouted in a deep voice: "Come here, quickly capture this beast!"
Following Jia Heng's order, the Jinyi Guards behind him responded and rushed forward like wolves and tigers, quickly coming behind Lu Jiang.
He suddenly held down Lu Jiang's arm, restraining him and preventing him from moving.
When Li Zan saw this scene, his brows furrowed, his eyes became dim and his expression changed suddenly.
In the main hall of Wuying Palace, a cabinet minister was captured by the Jinyifu Guards. This was indeed something that had never happened since the founding of the country.
"The cabinet ministers are the assistant prime ministers, how can they be dragged out by the Jinyi Guards?" Gao Zhongping frowned and said loudly.
Obviously, they also believed that this move greatly humiliated the dignity of the cabinet ministers.
Jia Heng said coldly: "Then get out!"
Gao Zhongping: “…”
At this moment, Lu Jiang was controlled by the Jinyifu guards. He was very anxious and struggled violently, shouting, "Prince Wei, I am a minister of the cabinet. You have no imperial decree, but you have abused your power to arrest me? Prince Wei, you are so arrogant and domineering. Do you take the laws of the Han Dynasty seriously?"
Jia Heng's face was as cold as ice. He shouted in a deep voice, "I am the regent, and you are a cabinet minister. However, you colluded with the students, gathered together to cause trouble, slandered the emperor, ruined the reputation of the royal family, and disturbed the country. This is a heinous crime! Come, arrest him!"
Gao Zhongping frowned, his eyes showing displeasure, and said: "Prince Wei, the cabinet ministers are concerned with the court system, this matter needs to be reported to the Queen Mother and the new emperor."
It would be too horrifying if such a cabinet minister was taken down at will.
Lu Jiang also said anxiously: "Without the Queen Mother and the new emperor's approval, how dare you, Prince Wei, deceive me like this?"
Jia Heng raised his sword-like eyebrows, his eyes flashed coldly, and was about to speak.
But at this moment, a clear but somewhat cold voice seemed to come from outside the hall and reached the hall: "I agree!"
As he was speaking, a beautiful lady in a plain dress with wide sleeves and a dignified and majestic bun came out from outside. Under her two slender eyebrows, her phoenix eyes were as sharp as knives, and seemed to flash with a cold light.
When Lu Jiang heard this, his eyes seemed to dim, and for a moment he looked pale.
Zhen Qing's clear, narrow phoenix eyes flickered under her beautiful eyebrows, and she shouted, "Emperor Guangzong inherited the throne according to the will of Emperor Shizong Xian, and the line of succession is sacred and inviolable, but those who have ulterior motives always want to slander the emperor, try to disrupt our Han country, and disturb people's hearts. They really deserve to be killed!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the three cabinet ministers present had different expressions on their faces.
Lu Jiang's hands and feet were cold, and his heart was in the bottom of the valley.
Jia Heng shouted, "Someone, take Lu Jiang away!"
"Yes." Several Jinyifu guards from all directions spoke in unison, then held Lu Jiang's arm and walked quickly out of the hall.
Zhen Qing looked at Li Zan and Gao Zhongping with unfriendly eyes under her beautiful eyebrows and said, "If the cabinet wants to force me and Jie'er, they might as well speak out. Why bother letting people slander Emperor Guangzong? Emperor Guangzong died young and had a miserable life. How can you bear it?"
Li Zan's expression changed slightly. He bowed and clasped his hands towards Zhen Qing, with a look of fear on his face. He said, "I dare not."
Gao Zhongping's face was also pale, his eyes were sharp, but then they dimmed, and he quickly cupped his hands and said, "I dare not."
Today's Han people can't stand too much hardship.
Zhen Qing frowned, looked at Gao Zhongping unkindly, and said, "Lord Gao, the rumor was actually spread by the cabinet?"
Gao Zhongping hesitated for a moment and said, "This... I don't know either. I think there must be something hidden. After the officials interrogate him, they will know the motive of Lu Jiang's action."
How unwise was Lu Jiang to send people to spread rumors among the students and slander the emperor?
Zhen Qing's flawless face was covered with frost. Her eyes were cold and bright under her brows. She shouted, "Lord Gao, severely punish the criminals involved. No mercy will be shown!"
Jia Heng sat down not far away, looked at Zhen Qing with warm eyes, and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down."
Zhen Qing turned around at this moment, with a face that was not made up but still beautiful, and scolded him, "Jia Ziyu, someone in the court spread rumors and slandered the emperor. How do you think I will meet the late emperor after a hundred years?"
Jia Heng bowed quickly, and said with a voice full of fear, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
A hundred years later, you will naturally not be able to see Chen Qin, who is cuckolded.
Zhen Qing nodded, her bright eyes shining like water under her emerald eyebrows, and she said in a cold voice: "Ministers of the cabinet, the relevant criminals should be severely punished."
Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "I obey your order."
Zhen Qing responded without saying anything else. She turned around and left Wuying Palace under the help of the eunuchs and maids.
After Zhen Qing left, Li Zan and Gao Zhongping looked at the young man in the python robe with complicated eyes.
Li Zan was the first to break the silence and asked, "Prince Wei, how is the Jinyifu doing? Have you found out the whole story and why Lu Jiang instigated the students?"
Jia Heng waved his hand and said expressionlessly, "Liu Jixian, hand this volume of documents to Lord Li."
Liu Jixian bowed in response, then instructed the experience officer accompanying him to hand over a file with a light yellow cover.
Li Zan sat down, picked up a file and began to read it with a focused look on his face.
Gao Zhongping sat on a pearwood chair below, his face looking gloomy.
The atmosphere in the hall was extremely depressing.
After a while, Li Zan raised his eyebrows and looked at Jia Heng intently. Under his thin eyebrows that slanted into his temples, there was a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
"Is Lu Li, the president of the Hanlin Academy, also involved in the case?" Li Zan said after reading the book in his hand.
After a while, Jia Heng raised his eyebrows, his eyes flickered, and he said, "Lü Jiang is the mastermind, Lu Li is the accomplice, and the person who specifically handled it, the two of them worked together inside and outside to make such a thing happen."
Li Zan asked, "Prince Wei, are those former students still in the imperial prison?"
Jia Heng frowned a little, nodded, and said in a gentle voice: "They have been released one after another. Now the mastermind behind the scenes has been arrested. The case has almost been solved. It was Lu Jiang who used his dissatisfaction with me as a symbol of the interests of the country and tried to put pressure on me in this way. He just wanted to make me suspicious and resign. But every time there was chaos in the court, it was not because the civil officials were unable to handle the heavy responsibilities that they asked me to come out. Have you ever been obsessed with power?"
Li Zan's expression changed and he remained silent for a while.
Gao Zhongping also had a blank expression on his face, his eyes were dark and mysterious, and he was extremely shocked.
It can be said that this was Jia Heng's attack on the cabinet.
It was almost a clear-cut attack on the cabinet.
Li Zan spoke righteously, his eyes flickered, and he whispered: "Lü Jiang sacrificed public office for personal gain, but he is a cabinet minister, so he should be handed over to the three judicial departments for trial and questioning, and then the ministers should judge and determine his crime in detail."
Jia Heng nodded, his eyes flashing fiercely, and he said in a gentle voice: "Lü Jiang instructed the students to cause trouble at Anshun Gate, slandering the succession of the lineage to Emperor Shizong Xian and Emperor Guangzong, and even wanted to implicate me. If he is not handed over to the Jinyi Mansion for questioning and his accomplices are hunted down, I am afraid that this matter will happen again and again in the future."
Li Zan frowned, with a hint of worry in his eyes.
Gao Zhongping frowned, his eyes flickered, and his expression looked a little unhappy.
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Lord Li, Lord Gao, now that the young lord is in power, undercurrents are surging throughout the court and the country, and ambitious people are lurking everywhere. We generals and ministers must not let trouble arise within our ranks and be taken advantage of by ambitious people."
Upon hearing this, Li Zan could only respond hesitantly.
Although Gao Zhongping's face was full of surprise, he also agreed: "What the King of Wei said is very true."
After Jia Heng finished speaking, he said, "Lord Li, Lord Gao, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first."
After Jia Heng left, Gao Zhongping looked at Li Zan standing beside him, sighed, and said, "I didn't expect that in the Wuying Palace cabinet, there was actually..."
Until this moment, Gao Zhongping still felt a little dazed.
Li Zan frowned, with a hint of suspicion in his eyes, and asked, "Lord Gao, do you think Lu Jiang really spread those treasonous rumors?"
Upon hearing this, Gao Zhongping remained silent for a moment, and the same doubts inevitably arose in his heart.
Both of them have been ups and downs and fighting in the officialdom for countless years, so it is natural for them to judge some doubts from some clues.
But at this moment, both of them fell into a strange silence.
But no one dared to speak nonsense.
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Lu's residence, in the study
It was almost noon, and the summer sunlight shone on the figure sitting at a lacquered wooden table, but Lu Li's face was ashen and his body did not feel much warmth. He was extremely frightened and was thinking of a way to escape.
"Master, something bad has happened. The imperial guards from the Jinyi Palace are coming from outside." At this moment, an old butler with a haggard face entered the hall and spoke to Lu Li, who was sitting on a pear wood chair.
Lu Li raised his head at this moment, and his fair and elegant face was clearly filled with calmness and composure.
And just on the bluestone paved street, a "da da" sound was heard. At the end of the street, a team of Jinyi guards wearing flying fish uniforms and embroidered spring swords on their waists came on horseback.
A large number of Jinyifu guards dismounted from their horses with a "whoosh" sound. Their movements were clean and neat. Then they stood under the eaves of the corridor and banged on the door non-stop. Accompanied by waves of chaotic footsteps, a large number of Jinyifu guards poured into Lu's residence like a tide.
Looking down from a high altitude, one could see the Jinyi guards wearing flying fish uniforms and with embroidered spring swords hanging from their waists, like two red dragons, rushing into the mansion all of a sudden with the momentum of strangling them.
At this moment, Lu Li came out from the corridor, pretending to be calm, and asked loudly, "How dare you break into my house? What do you want to do?"
The Jinyi Qianhu, who was in charge, had a fierce look on his face and scolded, "Lu Li, your case has been exposed. You instigated the students to spread rumors and cause trouble at Anshun Gate."
Having said that, without further ado, he waved his hand, and the Jinyi Guards on both sides came quickly and held down Lu Li's arm.
Lu Li's face was grim, and he said in a hurry: "If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext! I want to see the King of Wei, I want to see Lord Li!"
"Let's talk about it when we get to the Imperial Prison." The Jinyi Guard Captain had a stern face and without further ado, he ordered the Jinyi Guards around him to push Lu Li towards the Imperial Prison.