Chapter 729: Zhao Ji’s suspicion

Time passed very slowly, and the light on the candlestick was swaying and jumping, reflecting into Zhao Ji's faint eyes. Zhao Ji was leaning on the chair like a wooden man, holding a slight look at him. His expression gradually became solemn, his eyebrows were slightly frowned, and his chest was undulating, as if he was restraining something.

When Yang Jian saw Zhao Ji's appearance, he noticed a little difference. The entire Wenjing Pavilion seemed to be frozen, which made Yang Jian tighten his clothes.

Quartz, sitting on the brocade pier, also felt the changes. He sighed silently in his heart, waiting for Junen who received the thunder and rain.

Zhao Ji did not leave any of the lyrics. It took him two hours to read all the more than 100 lyrics. When the last lyrics were put back into the imperial case, Zhao Ji raised his eyes and found that Quartz was still there. He said lightly: "Shi Aiqing has not left yet? When is the time now?"

Zhao Ji's tone was surprisingly plain, and there was no joy or anger seen from his face alone.

Yang Jian said: "It's time for lunch at 3 o'clock in the afternoon."

Zhao Ji just nodded and laughed: "I am not hungry yet. Shi Aiqing, I ask you who presented these things."

Quartz said: "It is Wu Bi, the consultant doctor. Wu Bi took office in the consultant bureau. Seeing that the scholars were making a big fuss, he simply asked someone to write down the scholar's words. He also felt that these words were too important and dared not hide them, so he asked the Secretariat to submit them."

Zhao Jihe nodded and said, "He is doing this very well. Yang Jian, summon Wu Bi."

Yang Jian went there quickly.

Zhao Ji talked to Quartz again, his tone was quite pertinent, and there was no sign of Thunder's furiousness. He just asked some questions about the court officials, and Quartz answered them one by one.

Zhao Ji suddenly asked, "I heard that Cheng Jiang, the Minister of Personnel, had a close relationship with the prince, right? Yes, Cheng Jiang was recommended by Cai Jing."

Quartz didn't know why Zhao Ji asked this, and said vigilantly: "The relationship is closer."

Zhao Jihe nodded and said, "Where is Li Bangyan, what does Li Bangyan have to do with the prince?"

Quartz said: "The relationship is OK."

Zhao Ji nodded and laughed: "The prince is my crown prince of the Song Dynasty. Now I have asked him to participate in some political affairs. Does Shi Aiqing think the prince is still satisfied?"

Quartz was soaked in cold sweat. I don’t know if this sentence was because the official asked the prince’s ability or deliberately came to test him Quartz. Quartz hesitated and said, “Your Majesty, the prince is extremely talented, and what Your Majesty has assigned him can always be perfect. All the civil and military officials in the court said that the prince is wise, but..." Quartz did not forget to flatter Zhao Ji’s flattery: “The old minister thinks that the prince’s ability to have today is inseparable from His Majesty’s careful teaching.”

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Aiqing Shi can leave. You are old and probably hungry now. Let's have some refreshments."

Quartz breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and said, "The old minister gave up."

When Quartz came out of Wenjing Pavilion, he happened to see Yang Jian leading Wu Pen to face him. Yang Jian approached a little and greeted Quartz: "Will Duke Wei County left the palace now?"

Quartz said in a gentle tone: "Yes, Your Majesty is still in Wenjing Pavilion."

Yang Jian smiled and continued to lead Wu Bi towards Wenjing Pavilion. Wu Bi didn't say anything to Quartz, but just looked at him. Wu Bi could almost see Quartz shook his head at him with a cautious expression.

"My uncle Wu Bi, I have seen the emperor, long live my emperor!" Wu Bi entered Wenjing Pavilion and fell to the ground.

Zhao Ji smiled faintly and said, "Are you a Jinshi in the third or fourth year of Xuanhe? I personally took the exam for you when I was in the palace examination."

Wu Bi said: "I have received the teachings of Your Majesty during the palace examination, and I am still remembering them in my heart."

Zhao Ji nodded in appreciation and said, "Get up and talk, this is not a martial arts hall, there are no such rules. Yang Jian is given a seat."

Before Wu Bi sat down, he heard Zhao Ji say lightly: "I ask you, are the statements you presented by the scholars from the Consulting Bureau personally?"

Wu Bi said: "How dare I be biased by the empress? Every word and sentence comes from the mouth of scholars."

Zhao Ji leaned on the chair, smiled and said, "Does scholars also discuss the government affairs like this?"

Wu Bi shook her head and said, "I don't know about this. I only took office yesterday. But on the first day I took office, I heard these things talk about the scholars."

Zhao Ji nodded and said, "You have done a good job. You must keep a record of the conversations in the consultation bureau in the future. I must read them at any time. I heard that you are good friends with King Pingxi, right?"

Wu Bi said: "The King of Pingxi did not regard his humble officials as his official positions as humble officials, and was always close to him. He was close friends with his humble officials."

Zhao Ji suddenly asked: "But do you know that there are many words in this statement that are very unfavorable to King Pingxi?"

Wu Bi suddenly stopped. Fortunately, he had been an official for several years and had already experienced some changes. His shock flashed and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the empress and the King of Pingxi are friends, and the empress and the empress are kind to the king and the minister. Since ancient times, loyalty and righteousness cannot be achieved. The Wu family has received the national grace. How dare you deceive Your Majesty for such a big thing? So no matter what is said in this statement, the empress must present it to the emperor and read it."

Zhao Ji smiled heartily and said, "You did it right, very right, you and your father are both loyal ministers."

After some praise, Wu Bi was ordered to withdraw. Only Zhao Ji and Yang Jian were left in the entire Wenjing Pavilion. Zhao Ji nodded to Yang Jian and said, "Go out and take a look, so that people outside should not get too close."

Yang Jian took the order to disperse the palace servants outside. When he returned to Wenjing Pavilion, he found that the entire Wenjing Pavilion was in a mess, and the lyrics in the brocade box were scattered everywhere. Zhao Ji's face was gloomy. He tore a piece of lyrics in his hand into pieces and said viciously: "There must be someone behind this. Humph, what a wise prince. Without him, I will be the king of the destruction of the country? Who told these people to say this? Who is conspiring with the prince to these things? It's not simple, it's never simple. Investigate it thoroughly!"

Yang Jian was startled, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, calm down."

Zhao Ji said in a silence: "Stop the anger, how do you let me calm my anger?" He bent down and picked up a statement, opened it and recited: "The Eastern Palace is a powerful weapon of the country. Your Majesty loses the big picture because of a small loss. Once the Eastern Palace is deposed, the world will be uneasy. Besides, the Eastern Palace is wise and respectful to the wise and inferior people..."

Zhao Ji continued to pronounce the words very quickly, and finally threw the words to the ground, with a heavy murderous intent shot out in his eyes: "Don't you understand? Someone is buying people's hearts. This is a tyranny! What did you see between the lines?"

Yang Jian said in a soulless manner: "I don't know."

Zhao Ji sneered, "Of course you don't know, but I know, I can't imagine that the Eastern Palace has gained such a great reputation no matter what. I am generous to scholars. What do scholars treat me like? And... And..." Zhao Ji bent down and picked up another statement and said, "Look at what you said above? Humph, I favored treacherous and inappropriate governance, and said that the collapse of Taiyuan was a warning from God. Now if the crown prince is deposed again and the yin and yang are inconsistent, the world will collapse... Haha... What a big tone. If no one behind this asks them to say this, how could a group of Confucian scholars and scholars speak nonsense, regardless of black and white?"

Zhao Ji pointed at the chanting underground and said furiously: "It's nothing wrong with the treacherous slander in the court. These treacherous slander are hidden in the court. I want to pull them out one by one, connect these masterminds behind the scenes to disrupt the audio-visual, and be determined to be the treacherous slanderer who is the Dragon Minister." He looked gloomy and paced in the messy Wenjing Pavilion with his hands in his arms, gritting his teeth: "Is this the prince's idea or the people below to please him? I want to find out clearly, but I can't act rashly now. Yang Jian, tell me, what should I do?"

Yang Jian finally understood that these scholars had touched Ni Lin. His Majesty was not concerned about other things, but he was extremely nervous about such things. What's more, his Majesty suddenly reported that his Majesty wanted to depose the crown prince. How did this news come about? Who is the most beneficial to this rumor? Just think about it for a moment and you will understand.

With Zhao Ji's scheming, it would be strange if he didn't know that someone was making trouble behind him and someone was creating momentum at the bottom.

Yang Jian smiled bitterly and said, "I have no opinion... I might as well listen to the opinions of King Pingxi."

Zhao Ji pondered for a moment, and said, "You are right. I am very confused now. These statements are all scolding him. So let Shen Ao come and let him make an idea."

Yang Jian said, "I will go to Xuanping Xiwang to enter the palace." He quickly came out of Wenjing Pavilion and let out a sigh of relief. He thought to himself that there is a kind of person in this world. The more people in the world oppose it, the more stable the status is. There is a kind of person in this world. The more people in this world support it, the more suspicious it will be.

The former is a powerful minister. Just like Shen Ao, he has reached the point where he is below one person and above millions of people. Only when the people in the world oppose him will the Tian family be at ease and will not be suspicious. The latter is the Eastern Palace. Before the old emperor died, the future emperor has been tortured. What is going on? But don’t forget that the royal family has always been robbed by father and son. The old emperor has not enjoyed enough and the prince can’t wait. This contradiction can never be resolved and can never be reconciled.

But these scholars didn't know if they supported the prince, but at this time, they definitely helped the prince. Yang Jian thought of Zhao Ji's expression just now, and couldn't help but have a cold war. He quickly walked out of the palace, rode his horse, and quickly headed towards the Pingxi Palace.

When he arrived at the Pingxi Prince's Mansion, the middle gate opened wide. Liu Sheng personally welcomed him and said, "Why is Eunuch Yang coming? But who is here to see Your Highness? Get off the horse quickly, I'll inform you."

Before Yang Jian could greet him, he said seriously: "No need, immediately ask King Pingxi to come here to meet the family. Your Majesty has an oral order."

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Chapter completed!