Liangyi Palace.

His Majesty Li Er looked at the letter on the desk with a gloomy face, and sat silent for a long time.

In front of him, the crown prince Li Chengqian, Zhongshu Lingcen Wenwen, the official secretary Li Daozong, the right servant of the Shangshu Song Guogong Xiao Yu, the military department Shangshu British Duke Li Ji, the imperial history Zhongcheng Liu Xun, Jingzhao Yin Ma Zhou, Dali Temple Qing Sun Fujia and other important ministers of the imperial court were all present, all with serious faces and silent voices.

Earlier, Fang Xuanling handed the recital of "Begging Rest" to the door. This is not the first time Fang Xuanling has "begged for rest", in the past two years, Fang Xuanling's health has deteriorated, and he is often sick in bed, and the ordinary affairs of Shangshu Province have been presided over by Shangshu Zuo Cheng Wei Cong, Pei Xizai, Zhang Xingcheng and others, in fact, he is already semi-retired. It's just that His Majesty Li Er knows that even if Fang Xuanling can't sit in Shangshu Province, his ability and experience in governing the country are not comparable to Wei Cong and others, so he rejected Fang Xuanling's resignation.

However, this time, everyone knew that Fang Xuanling was coming......

"The old minister defected to the Ming Lord in Weibei, fortunately did not give up, entrusted with important tasks, prepared for military affairs, and managed the book, all of a sudden, it has been 30 years...... The old minister has been thinking all night, lest he have a heavy trust, only trembling and trembling like walking on thin ice, and he did not dare to slack off for a while...... "Book of Rites" has a saying: The doctor is seventy and is a scholar. The old minister has not been old and old, but described the aging and lack of energy, all kinds of diseases and trance, and no longer able to be driven by His Majesty...... His Majesty has been retained several times, and the old minister is grateful to his heart, but he has no way to teach his son, which causes the family to be humiliated and disgraced...... Please send a letter to the officer, and ...... in the year of Antian"

His Majesty Li Er ordered the chamberlain to hand over Fang Xuanling's book to the ministers and circulate it together.

After reading it, the ministers were silent.

Fang Xuanling has always been elegant, not fighting for power, not taking profits, not forming a party, not selfish, plain and generous, humble and gentle as jade, is a real gentleman, but also an honest person.

Now, however, the honest man has lost his temper......

There is no conclusive evidence in the case of Yu Shitai's impeachment of Fang Jun, but the superintendent Yu Shi Le Yanwei insisted that Fang Junqiang robbed the people's daughters as a fact, and he did not let go, causing public opinion to be surging in the government and the opposition.

The people are ignorant, and when public opinion rises, they are extremely susceptible...... As a result, Fang Junzhi's reputation was in the whirlpool, and even Fang Xuanling's reputation was damaged.

However, anyone with a discerning eye knows that this matter is clearly targeted at Fang Jun.

How can Fang Xuanling not be angry?

An honest person started a fire, and he could express his dissatisfaction to the emperor with such seemingly mild but fierce words, and between the lines of this letter, it can be seen that Fang Xuanling's heart was resolute under his anger.

This is not only to express his anger, but also to put pressure on the emperor......

I, Fang Xuanling, have worked hard for the emperor all my life, and when I come, I have to be persecuted so that the reputation of the family is not guaranteed, and my children and grandchildren are wronged?

Emperor, you can do it yourself......

His Majesty Li Er's heart was filled with anger.

He looked around with tiger eyes, and said: "This matter, Dali Temple can make a decision?" ”

Sun Fujia, the secretary of Dali Temple, hurriedly got up and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the facts have been ascertained, and the evidence for supervising the impeachment of Fang Jun by Yu Shi Le Yanwei is not credible. However, Le Yanwei insisted that Fang Jun was indeed robbing the people's daughter, but after hearing the news of impeachment, he reacted quickly, gave the daughter of Shang Jia to his own soldiers, and coerced the woman's parents to get out. ”

When everyone heard this, they all admired this Le Yanwei very much, ruthless......

According to the law, if there is no evidence, it means that Fang Jun is not guilty. Le Yanwei insisted that it was true to rob the people's daughter, but Fang Jun made up for it quickly, resulting in invalid evidence, so that Le Yanwei must suffer a heavy punishment, and there is no evidence to operate the impeachment case to Dali Temple, this is simply contempt for the king's law, if everyone does this, wouldn't it be a mess?

However, Le Yanwei was ruthless, even if he couldn't prove that Fang Junqiang robbed the people's daughter, he bit it and didn't let go.

It seems stupid, but it's not.

Public opinion is unreasonable, it has a "preconceived" quality, and people tend to believe that they heard it first......

If there is no evidence, it does not mean that you did not do it, it only means that you hid it well.

Therefore, now Le Yanwei has to bite Fang Jun to fight for the future, the more severe the punishment for Le Yanwei, the more sympathetic public opinion is, and the more damage is to Fang Jun's reputation.

A small superintendent of the imperial history actually dared to bite a marquis without evidence, if he said that there was no one behind him, who would believe it?

His Majesty Li Er glanced at Xiao Yu, who was looking at his nose and his nose, and his heart was full of anger, but he was helpless.

He has always paid attention to a "good beginning and good end", those courtiers who fought the world with him, even if they made mistakes, he tried his best to be tolerant, hoping that everyone can have a good ending and a good home, and can also achieve a good story of "the king and the minister get along", which will last for generations.

is as unruly as Qiu Xinggong, and insidious as the eldest grandson Wuji...... He can endure these people, as long as he is not as rebellious as Hou Junji, he is willing to give a good end.

What's more, is it the conscientious and loyal Fang Xuanling?

His Majesty Li Er glared at Liu Xun angrily, this guy has known about his reputation all day long, and his leadership ability is really lacking, if it weren't for his incompetence, how could he not even control the subordinates of Yushitai, so that villains like Le Yanwei have nothing to fear and act arbitrarily?

Liu Xun felt the emperor's knife-like gaze, and he was so frightened that he shrunk his neck and didn't dare to speak.

But Fang Xuanling complained in his heart, you asked me to help you, but you didn't say that this matter was so big......

His Majesty Li Er looked at Xiao Yu for a while, and then asked, "What do Song Guogong think about Xuan Ling's resignation?" ”

Xiao Yu's heart sank.

Song Guogong...... Xuan Ling ...... Just by listening to the title, it can be seen that His Majesty must be extremely dissatisfied with him at this moment.

The original intention was to blow Fang Jun's reputation and block his rapid promotion, preferably to make the emperor dissatisfied with Fang Jun, and then take back the control of Huating Town and the Royal Sailor, and replace someone else in the position to alleviate Fang Jun's control over Jiangnan commerce.

But who would have thought that Le Yanwei, an idiot, would actually get things to this point......

When the emperor asked, he couldn't help but answer, Xiao Yu thought about it for a while, and said: "Xuan Ling is unwell, the government and the opposition know it, although he is still old, but he has worked hard for the Tang Dynasty, and he sincerely begs for rest at this time, and hopes that His Majesty will be fulfilled." Xuanling has spent most of his life thinking about the national policy, and at this time, when he can enjoy his family and travel in the mountains and forests, it is not a beautiful talk. ”

He is naturally inclined to Fang Xuanling Zhishi in his heart, Fang Xuanling is the left servant of Shangshu, he is the right servant of Shangshu, as long as Fang Xuanling is Zhishi, he will inevitably be promoted to one level and become the head of Zaifu.

Ma Zhou, who had never spoken on the side, glanced at Xiao Yu lightly and said: "Fang Xiang's heart is sincere, but if Your Majesty allows Fang Jun's case to be successful when it has not been revealed, I am afraid that there will be more rumors from the government and the opposition, which will not only damage Fang Xiang's reputation, but also affect His Majesty's wisdom." ”

He looked down on Xiao Yu a little.

It is true that this person has old qualifications, a strong foundation, and a high reputation, but the fly camp dog Gou Gou only makes profits for the Jiangnan Shi clan, and he is short-sighted and narrow-minded, which is not the atmosphere of the first assistant.

Can't this person see the resentment and fierceness in Fang Xuanling's letter? The most important thing at the moment is not whether Fang Xuanling's Zhishi is allowed or not, but how to solve the impeachment case of Le Yanwei as soon as possible.

It's chilling.

Xiao Yu shook his head indifferently and retorted: "I know that King Bin, you and Fang Jun have a deep friendship, but the impeachment case of Le Yanwei is really difficult to handle. Le Yanwei dared to risk ruining his future and insisted that it was true that Fang Junqiang robbed the people's daughter, is there no article to check in this? Although there is no conclusive evidence against Fang Jun, it does not mean that Fang Jun really did not do such a thing. If Your Majesty strongly cures Le Yanwei's crimes, if there is evidence in the future that Fang Jun is indeed guilty, how can Your Majesty's reputation be restored? ”

Ma Zhou was displeased, and retorted: "Song Guogong's words are simply incredible, according to your meaning, as long as someone testifies to anyone with death, no evidence is needed to convict this person?" So what's the use of the king's law? What is the use of the three divisions of the empire? ”

The two argued, but the crown prince Li Chengqian just sat quietly on the side, without saying a word, his face was calm, but his eyes flashed slightly......