Hearing the eunuch shouting and singing, the officials from various ministries who were noisy outside the mansion fell silent one after another, and Qian Zhonglin, who was scolding each other inside the mansion, also stopped at the same time.

"Kowtow to the Emperor." The sound of worship came from outside.

Although there were officials paying homage and shouting, there was no reply from the emperor. Accompanied by the sound of footsteps, a large group of brightly armored Yulin troops held torches and rushed in. They came to the backyard and lined up on the left and right, paying attention.

Not long after, the emperor, dressed in regular uniforms, came to the backyard surrounded by several senior officials.

"See your Majesty." He bowed and saluted.

While saluting, Yu Yi and everyone in the Qian family also saluted.

The emperor's expression was stern, and he did not speak when everyone saw him. He just frowned and looked at everyone in the courtyard.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty," Qian Zhonglin cried and knelt down and came to the Emperor's feet, "Your Majesty, if you come a moment later, I will not be able to see you."

Qian Zhonglin started to wail at the top of his lungs after saying this. The emperor frowned even more when he saw this. He tilted his head and looked at the bodyguard on the side. The latter understood, stepped forward to pick up Qian Zhonglin and pulled him away from the emperor's feet.

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"Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me." Qian Zhonglin cried miserably.

Seeing Qian Zhonglin crying with snot and tears, and his face covered with blood, the emperor sighed helplessly and looked up, "What's going on?"

"Your Majesty," Yu Yi said sternly, "Not long ago, Shifang Nunnery, a nunnery belonging to Master Yu Yi, a subordinate of Wei Chen, was bloodbathed by gangsters. More than ten people, old and young, were not spared. The thieves not only killed those bhikkhunis, but also

They all had their heads chopped off, and then they planted gunpowder in the nunnery, and deliberately let one person go, so that he could come to Chang'an to inform Yu Yi, and tried to blow up Yu Yi who came back for help after hearing the news. When the incident happened, Wei Chen

Nearby, we quickly went to capture all the thieves. According to the confession of the thieves, this matter was secretly ordered by Qian Zhonglin, the provincial servant under the sect, and the gunpowder they used came from the Manufacturing Office of the Ministry of War."

Hearing the words, the emperor frowned, and without waiting for the emperor to speak, he said again, "When Wei Chen and his party were passing through Yuzhou, they also encountered a group of thieves. They actually planted gunpowder on the road and tried to blow up Wei Chen and others.

The gunpowder they used also came from the Manufacturing Office of the Ministry of War."

Before he finished speaking, he was worried that the emperor would speak, so he said urgently, "The thieves who massacred the bhikshuni in Shifang'an carried a carrier pigeon with them. After Wei Chen returned to Chang'an, he released the carrier pigeon, and the carrier pigeon flew straight to the backyard of Shizhong Mansion.

, and Qian Zhonglin confessed to plotting against Wei Chen and Wei Chen's subordinates, Wei Chen became angry and beat him."

After listening to the story, the emperor's expression changed drastically, and he turned to look at Qian Zhonglin, who was being supported by two guards, "Servant Qian, what General Li said is true.

Affection?"

"Yes," Qian Zhonglin broke away from the support and knelt on the ground, "The treacherous ministers deceived the king and brought harm to the country and the people. Everyone will punish them. It is indeed the old minister's idea to eradicate the treacherous ministers and their accomplices, but I don't know why those heroes would do it."

Kill those nuns."

"Ah?" The emperor stared in shock. He must have thought that he could not lose his composure and majesty in public. He quickly calmed down his emotions and asked in a deep voice, "Who is the traitor who deceived the king and brought disaster to the country and the people?"

"He," Qian Zhonglin pointed, "this person is young and immoral. He sneaks into the court, seizes a high position, confuses the emperor's mind with his sensuality, pleases the emperor with flattery, bullies officials with brutal means, and is lawless and indiscriminate.

The emperor was deceived by his respect and inferiority, cultivated party members, and formed cliques for personal gain. The emperor was deceived by it and indulged it blindly. The veteran officials repeatedly wrote letters to remonstrate, but the emperor tolerated and tolerated it and did not accept the remonstrance. The veteran minister was born in a noble family, became an official in the imperial examination, served as an official for three dynasties, and was deeply favored by the emperor.

For the sake of the emperor and for the sake of the court, the old minister just came up with this strategy. He knew the law and broke the law. The old minister was guilty and did not avoid punishment. He only wanted to remonstrate with the emperor with passion and righteousness to get rid of the treacherous minister. As long as the emperor can accept the remonstrance and expel the treacherous minister from the court, veteran minister

I am willing to die to apologize."

Qian Zhonglin's words were awe-inspiring, but he didn't notice that the emperor's face turned extremely ugly. Although this person was being impeached, he was actually scolded by him, describing him as a stupid and ignorant man who indulged in sensuality and could not tell the difference between loyalty and treachery.

The foolish king.

The emperor is the emperor after all. Although he was angry in his heart, he forcibly held it back, "Shizhong Qian, you and General Li are ministers in the same palace. If you have different political opinions, you can debate and deliberate. How can you send someone to assassinate you?"

"Your Majesty, this treacherous minister is truly a cruel official that has never been seen in ancient times. Your Majesty's use of such an official is contrary to the principles of Confucius and Mencius. If this continues, it will inevitably shake the foundation of the country and tarnish the holy name." Qian Zhonglin said loudly.

The emperor took a deep breath to calm down the anger in his heart. As an emperor, he naturally likes loyal ministers, but in the face of such loyal ministers who have unlimited loyalty but are self-righteous, impersonal and ungrounded, he can neither beat nor scold him. Although

What Qian Zhonglin did was outrageous, but he thought he was sacrificing his life for righteousness and slaying traitors for the country. The most important thing is that this person is the head of the civil service and is recognized by the world as an upright official. If he were to kill him, he would be scolded as a coward by the world.

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In sorrow, I could only look at him with helpless eyes.

He guessed what the emperor was thinking through his eyes, and he also knew that the emperor could not kill this old man, so he could only sigh and lower his head, implying that he was aggrieved and giving in, without further investigation.

With a determined attitude, the emperor then spoke, "Shizhong Qian, I know you are loyal.

Minister, but General Li is not a treacherous minister. He is dedicated to serving the public and has no desires or desires..."

Seeing that the emperor wanted to make peace with him, Qian Zhonglin actually interrupted the emperor, "Your Majesty, please don't be deceived by him. This person is just trying to gain fame and fame, and he is trying to please the public. Although he has no intention of disloyalty at the moment, when his wings are full, he will definitely

Conspiracy to usurp the throne."

The emperor sighed helplessly, "Shizhong Qian, you have misunderstood General Li. I will not hide the truth from you. General Li has no intention of pursuing an official career. He submitted his resignation to me many days ago, but I did not grant my permission."

"Your Majesty," Qian Zhonglin said with tears in his voice, "He is clearly trying to retreat in order to advance. You must not be deceived by this."

Being called up in the middle of the night was already very irritating. Seeing Qian Zhonglin's stubbornness, the emperor finally couldn't help but get angry, "Shizhong Qian, do you think I am so easily deceived?"

"Your Majesty, your Majesty is very talented and has great plans, but you are too young," Qian Zhonglin said enthusiastically, "Your Majesty, the sage said that among the three of us, I must be my teacher. As a king, we cannot be arbitrary and do whatever we want."

It seemed that this was not the first time Qian Zhonglin had said similar words. The emperor was so angry that he could not hold back, "Okay, okay, it's all a misunderstanding. It's getting late, let's go back."

"No, Your Majesty," Qian Zhonglin knelt forward and said, "I have committed a crime, please Your Majesty to punish me. This traitor is also a great traitor and evil person. I also ask Your Majesty to investigate and deal with it strictly and punish me properly. I am willing to die with him."

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"It's not that bad," the emperor waved his hand and shook his head, "Everyone has made mistakes. It's enough for each of us to reflect on it." .??.

"No, impunity is not enough to clarify the law, nor is it enough to eliminate idle talk. Please punish the emperor." Qian Zhonglin hugged the emperor's leg again.

"Okay, okay," the emperor shook his head helplessly, "Qian Zhonglin knew the law and broke the law, and slandered his colleagues. He will be punished to reflect on his mistakes and rest for one year. Li violated the law when enforcing the law and injured an important minister, and he will be fined one year's salary."

Qian Zhonglin originally wanted to drag him to death together, but he never thought that the emperor would respond like this, "A year's salary fine? It's too light, Your Majesty."

"Three years' salary fine." The emperor immediately changed his words.

"It's still too light, Your Majesty," Qian Zhonglin continued to shout, "This person inherited Ni Zhuo's family property and is as rich as the country. How can he value a mere salary?"

"What do you want?" The emperor was angry. "You colluded with gangsters and assassinated imperial officials. This is a capital crime. I understand that although you have acted excessively, you have no intention of doing evil. I have no longer pursued you, so why are you still insisting?

Hold on to others and won’t let them go.”

"This man's cruelty has already been revealed," Qian Zhonglin pointed at his face, "Your Majesty, the blood of this old minister is the ironclad evidence of this man's cruelty and bloodthirsty."

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At that time, Qian Zhonglin had always stood unswervingly on the side of the emperor. He had been suppressed and ostracized many times. Thinking of this man's past, the emperor once again suppressed his anger and said, "Qian Zhonglin, General Li is the number one scholar in martial arts. If he

If you are truly cruel and bloodthirsty, how can you stand here at this time?"

"Your Majesty, this man flatters his superiors and bullies his subordinates. He is arrogant and domineering. All civil and military officials in the dynasty dare to be angry but dare not speak out. As a veteran minister..."

Seeing that Qian Zhonglin was still making trouble unreasonably, the emperor's last bit of patience was exhausted, and he angrily reprimanded, "Shut up, as a veteran of three dynasties, you don't understand the general situation and the importance. You only do what you want to do. You

Have you ever thought about me at all?"

Qian Zhonglin did not expect that the emperor would be so angry, and was stunned for a moment.

The emperor pointed his finger at Qian Zhonglin and said loudly, "You were obviously not the one responsible for the assassination. If Li pursued the investigation strictly, many people would be implicated. Why did he just beat you up but not investigate the accomplices thoroughly? He wanted to give

Those who were killed by you can only give an explanation, and you are worried that involving too many officials will make it difficult for me. What is loyalty? Thinking about what I want is loyalty."

"Your Majesty, good medicine is bitter in the mouth and good for the disease, but loyal words are hard on the ears and good for action." Qian Zhonglin shouted.

"I don't want to drink medicine that is too bitter, and I don't want to hear unpleasant words." After the emperor said this, he turned around and left.

Presumably because he was worried that Qian Zhonglin would force him to die to fulfill his so-called loyalty, the emperor pointed at everyone in the Qian family and said loudly, "Take good care of Shizhong Qian. If he has any shortcomings, you will all be jailed and punished."

Everyone was terrified when they heard this.

The emperor walked to the door and turned around. When he saw that he was still standing there, he frowned and scolded, "Didn't the note you gave me say that you were injured?"

"To report to your Majesty, I am suffering from internal injuries." How embarrassing.

"Although you are sincere and selfless for the public good, your actions are full of flaws. When you enter the palace tomorrow, I will remind you and severely reprimand you." The emperor turned around and went ahead.

The emperor left, and the Yulin army evacuated. He and Yu Yi also left Shizhong Mansion and returned on foot.

"This person really can't be killed. Don't blame me." Chong Yuyi said.

"Sir, you have done enough for me." Yu Yi was very moved. She knew that beating Qian Zhonglin was mainly to relieve her anger.

"These rotten civil servants are truly abominable." Take a deep breath.

"Sir, if you enter the palace tomorrow, will you be severely reprimanded by the emperor?" Yu Yi was worried.
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