Chapter 430: The game begins

Zhao Ji's question turned Chen Ao down, licked his mouth and stopped arguing.

Zhao Ji sighed and said, "You are too harsh. You only remember to look at the sky and the ground, but you don't know how to look back. This fall, the one who takes the blame will come. Alas... I'm useless to say these words to you now, you..."

Zhao Ji's eyes flashed, hesitated for a moment, and said, "It's good that you can be an ordinary person!"

Chen Ao responded to something, but thought in his heart that at this point, it is not enough to be a commoner. If he does not die for a day, Cai Jing and the others will be uneasy all day. With official positions, they dare not act rashly. Once they become commoners, they will take real action.

Zhao Ji only knew that others were taking advantage of others, but he didn't know that they wanted to eliminate the roots. Chen Ao smiled calmly. This is his personality. If others don't mess with him, he might have to find trouble. Now that he is bullied to the door, he has no time to complain about anything. This is a zero-sum game. Chen Ao doesn't want to die, so he has to let the enemy die.

"Chen Ao, why don't you speak?"

Chen Ao said: "It's not too early, Your Majesty should go and greet the Empress Dowager."

Zhao Ji stood up and smiled and said, "It's almost time. You often come to the palace to see me. I will keep the goldfish bag for you. My decree will only be sent out in the past few days. Be prepared earlier and don't be afraid. I will try my best to deal with you to see if I can keep a title."

Chen Ao nodded, knowing in his heart that Zhao Ji was just comforting him, he stood up and said, "That's the wee minister."

"Go." Zhao Ji smiled at him with a relaxed look.

Chen Ao also smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please pay more attention to your health." After that, he got up and left. He walked away, and he felt a bit heroic in his heart that he would never come back.

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The next day, I went to the province.

Cai Jing was still sitting on the chair of the Grand Master in his ear room and drinking tea. In the small hall connected, dozens of Shulings and Shishi sat on the couch, sorting the memorials from various places, and several records from the hall. The heads of the officials sat in the hall, waiting for some important memorials to come up.

There are not a thousand or eight hundred memorials sent from all over the world, but the really important ones are just dozens of them. These are all to be presented to the palace. As for those not very important, most of them will be informed by the Grand Master and replied immediately.

Of course, reply is not that simple, and the procedure still needs to be passed. In order to prevent the tyranny of the disciples from being abdicated, the memorials of reply must be sent to the Secretariat. After the Secretariat is reviewed and decided, they will be copied and archived and sent to the Secretariat for execution.

If the Secretariat fails to review, he will be sent back and report to the emperor, and the emperor will be punished. As for archives, it is also a necessary homework. The emperor cannot be blind. Every twelfth lunar month, he will take out some of the archived memorials to check. If there are any mistakes in it, the person who comments will be in trouble.

Such a decentralization of power is equivalent to completely separate the three rights of decision, supervision and execution, thereby preventing usurping power. Even so, the Ministry of Public Security is still a well-deserved center, which can be said to be in charge of the world's military and political affairs.

Today, the person in charge of the hall was Wang Rang. This king was able to do a job under his rank, which was a perfect merit. If he had been to the court for a few years, a minister would be steady. As long as Taishi Cai was willing to say something for him, it would not be a luxury to enter the Privy Council and the Longtu Pavilion. Therefore, he worked very hard in doing things. He was not afraid of trouble whenever he had memorials related to Taishi, and took them to the Taishi who had written one by one to the Taishi room to read them.

The atmosphere today is a bit different, and the scholars also wondered. When they came up with memorials, they were all signed by impeachment, and the impeachment was like the previous two days. However, this impeachment was obviously even more unfair. This time, Chen Ao's ten crimes were asked to be tried. The more powerful, he was directly labeled as a conspiracy. Anyway, the evidence of the crime was easy to find, and he was stolen. If it was to reason about one thing, he would have richer imagination and was afraid that he would not be able to make it up? If it really doesn't work, it would be ambiguous.

What's wrong? There are hundreds of memorials delivered to Wang Rang one by one. Wang Rang is full of confusion. It is important to know that the impeachment memorials are different from other memorials. No matter who is impeached, they need to report to the palace to submit them to the imperial examination. The most important thing is that these memorials are quite consistent. They are all fatal, and they are all guilty. The crimes that are woven here are confirmed and are not easy to pass.

"Is it the command of the Grand Master?" The goal was the same, and there was only one possibility, that is, someone must have made trouble behind this. Wang Rang knew in his heart that Chen Ao was the enemy of Grand Master Cai. Logically, it was not surprising that it was Grand Master's movements. He thought about it and decided to take a look at the Grand Master first. He picked up a memorial of the article and then took a small step to the ear room.

The Grand Master was so focused on his eyes and calmed down. After so long of his dealings, Wang Rang didn't know that the Grand Master seemed to have fallen asleep, but in fact he was more energetic than ever. It was strange that this old man over 70 years old would be more energetic as soon as he came to the school to save money. Not only did he have a good memory, but he also thought very quickly. He could also sort out his clues when he was in his hands.

Wang Rang stood aside carefully, without saying a word, and waited for Cai Jing to say it first.

Cai Jing opened his eyes and whispered: "What? Is there something wrong? Is it a side report or a matter of the aftermath of Huashigang in Jiangnan?"

"The Grand Tutor is an impeachment memorial."

"Oh." Cai Jing was not in a hurry to pick him up, but just asked: "Who is the one who impeached?"

"Chen Ao."

Cai Jing waved his hand and said, "Take it and take a look." After taking the memorial, he flipped through it casually. Cai Jing said, "I'll just say, this Chen Ao is not that simple. Go and call Wang Fu."

Wang Rang bowed and went immediately.

When Wang Fu came over in a hurry, before he could take a breath, Cai Jing threw the memorial to Wang Fu: "Look at it yourself."

After reading it, Wang Fu looked up and said, "Tao Shi, is he a bitter plan?"

Cai Jing stroked his beard and jaw head: "It's all right, what do you think?"

Wang Fu said: "I can't guess your majesty's intentions. Chen Ao's actions may mean to treat dead horses as living horses."

"More than that!" Cai Jing thought for a while: "He is trying to turn the world around, but I know a little bit about Your Majesty's intentions. No matter how favored Chen Ao is, Your Majesty will not take the blame for the world. The Empress Dowager, Your Majesty dare not neglect."

Regarding this, Cai Jing firmly believed that both Zhao Ji and Chen Ao had already reached the corner. Thinking of Chen Ao, he wanted to have a hard plan at this time. The Empress Dowager was in one day, and Chen Ao would not even turn the tables on this imperial decree.

"So, this surname Chen is just struggling to death this time?"

Cai Jing said, "Let him jump for a while." He waved his hand and said calmly: "I will immediately send these memorials into the palace. I will ask you to come, and there is one more thing."

Wang Fu was sitting hunched down and waited for Cai Jing to say.

Cai Jing said slowly: "I will never use it. This method is amazing, but Chen Ao is a commoner. With His Majesty and the Empress Dowager to support him, he is also very capable. Since we have stood up and become this bad guy, we must do it to the end. Otherwise, the Empress Dowager will not take care of it... Your Majesty will make him turn over sooner or later."

Wang Fu said: "I am also worried about this. It is strange to say that this thing is life-long. Many people have studied hard all their lives, and they may not see His Majesty even if they die. But even if Chen Ao becomes a commoner, he can't stop him from entering the palace every few days, and the weight of his speech cannot be the same."

Cai Jing smiled slightly: "So we are all for your Majesty to show you. Your Majesty thinks you are good, but you are good. If Your Majesty thinks you are not good, no matter how stable you do, no matter how hard you do it, what's the use? You only understand half of this principle."

Wang Fu smiled and said, "I dare not forget the teachings of the Grand Master."

Cai Jing continued: "Remember what I said to you today and cut off the weeds. As for how to kill, I will not care about it. Don't get blood in your hands."

After saying a lot, Cai Jing was a little sleepy, waved his hand, lying on his back and continued to recuperate. Wang Fu quietly stepped out, but he was thinking in his heart: "Hmph, kill someone? You said lightly. Chen Ao was a big trouble for death, but he asked me to do it." He thought about it and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He had to do this. Although the Grand Master had made any moves, in the eyes of outsiders, he did not do anything. Since he had not submitted a memorial or impeachment, nor did he say anything in front of His Majesty. Whether this matter was successful or not, he really had no handle at all. If Chen Ao had the opportunity to make a comeback, he would not be able to find the old fox, and his murderous aura was probably coming for him.

Thinking of this, Wang Fu felt that it was necessary to eliminate the roots, not for the old fox, but for himself.

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From Suzhou to Bianjing, along the way, along the canal, Yang Jian brought the imperial carriage, thousands of imperial guards, various ceremonial guards, eunuchs and palace maids, and the Emperor Anning who had to be careful, finally arrived in Bianjing on the tenth day of the lunar month and entered the palace. He felt proud, so Jingde in front of the empress dowager came.

"Eunuch Yang, I had to know you about this matter long ago, but I saw that you were outside and I was afraid that you would be anxious for a moment, so I thought about it privately and waited for you to come back before I talk about it."

Yang Jian drank a cup of tea and said with a smile: "What are you doing if you hide it? Tell me."

Jingde dared not hide it, and told the story of the Empress Dowager. After hearing this, Yang Jian changed his face and said, "The government has made up his mind to respect the Empress Dowager's decree?"

Jingde smiled bitterly and said, "The decree has been drafted, but Your Majesty has been delayed for a day. Your Majesty is still hesitating, but the Miscellaneous family knows that this decree must be issued."

Yang Jian said: "The Empress Dowager has an imperial edict, but did the Empress Dowager also have an imperial edict? Why must the Empress Dowager be respected?"

Jingde said awkwardly: "Is the matter serious? Isn't it too much the Empress Dowager sick?"

Yang Jian was silent for a moment before saying, "You are the one in front of the Empress Dowager. Can you tell the Empress Dowager too and make her sick?"

Jingde smiled awkwardly and said, "Even if it's sick, there's a person who comes first and then comes. Besides, the one in Cijing Palace is already sick, and the empress dowager is also sick. Everyone can see what's going on, and the empress dowager can't help but face it."

Yang Jian could no longer come up with an idea and said viciously: "The Za Family has only been out for a few days and has made such a mess. Humph, it's Wang Fu again. This guy is determined to go against the Za Family!"

Jingde was listening and didn't dare to speak anymore.

Yang Jian thought for a while and said to Jingde: "You should go back to the Empress Dowager's side to persuade him. The Empress Dowager is willing to come forward. That is of course very good. I will go to find Your Majesty and see what Your Majesty means."

Jingde quickly said yes. In fact, Jingde flattered Yang Jian. On the one hand, both of them had come from the Duan Prince's Mansion and had always had a good relationship. On the other hand, Jingde also knew in his heart that there was a big difference between being in front of the empress dowager and being in front of the emperor. The empress dowager was in poor health. If something happened, he might have to be sent to guard the tomb. With Yang Jian here, it would be no problem to protect him into Ruisi Hall. Ruisi Hall was an internal supervision agency that issued the order and had great power. Liang Shicheng relied on this family back then.

Yang Jian stopped talking and hurried to Wenjing Pavilion and asked someone to report. Zhao Ji's voice came from inside: "Come in."

Yang Jian stepped in and saluted Zhao Ji and said, "I have seen Your Majesty."

Zhao Ji was in a bad mood and waved his hand impatiently, "Don't talk about these false ones, when will you come back?"

“It’s arrived this morning.”

"Oh, it's a pity that you're late." Zhao Ji said with a gloomy face and dejectedly: "I can't save your son-in-law now."

Yang Jian dared not speak out or report it right.

Zhao Ji raised his eyes and said, "After becoming an emperor, there is no time to live in peace. But you, a slave, are free and comfortable, and come back so late."

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Chapter completed!