Li Xin came out of the Dali Temple Prison in the morning, and when he walked out of the Dali Temple Prison, it was already afternoon, and at this time he also held a stack of papers full of names written on several Zaifu, including a list and a confession.

Before leaving, he asked twenty or thirty Yulin guards to guard the Dali Temple prison, and no one was allowed to enter or leave without his order.

In fact, Li Xin's approach is indeed neat and very pleasant, but it is actually very unruly.

For example, no matter how guilty Shen Kuan is, he can't stab him so directly, this is a big taboo.

In ancient times, tribes formed civilizations, and then Zhuxia endured for thousands of years, the biggest reason is the word "rules", all kinds of rules constitute this society, and in the era of dynasties, the state machine of the imperial court is made up of layers of rules, no matter who is in this state machine, must do things according to the rules.

Unless you have the ability to flip the table and start over, even if you are an emperor, you have to follow the rules.

Otherwise, they will inevitably be disgusted by the whole group and be "kicked" out of this circle by the group of people.

Take this incident as an example, Li Xin got the emperor's order, he can interrogate several prime ministers, or he can investigate and do it according to the rules, and finally after the evidence is conclusive, he can kill as much as he wants.

But he can't just say nothing and kill an auxiliary minister appointed by the previous emperor, doing so will inevitably be attacked by the government and the opposition.

Those with vested interests hate unruly people the most.

Li Xin is also a state apparatus, or a vested interest in this set of rules, he should not have done this, but he did it, and he also had his considerations in his heart.

After leaving the prison of Dali Temple, it was almost past noon, and he didn't care about eating at this time, so he walked directly to Weiyang Palace.

In Weiyang Palace, Yuan Zhao Tianzi has been waiting for a long time, and after hearing that Li Xin is coming, he immediately asked Xiao Zheng to invite him into the study, and after Li Xin entered the study, the Son of Heaven took a deep breath and asked, "Teacher, how is the situation?" ”

"It's almost settled."

Li Xin asked Xiao Zheng to hand a stack of papers in his hand to the table of the Son of Heaven, and then said indifferently: "This is the confession of several other people in addition to Shen Kuan and the list they wrote, since they have confessed, then the matter of the courtiers forcing His Majesty to delay the pro-government has naturally become nonsense, the thief leader has already confessed, and the rest of the people will not make any big moves." ”

"As for the lists."

Li Xin bowed his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Most of the officials involved in these lists are official and high-character figures in the imperial court, and they can make a big fuss. ”

Yuan Zhao Tianzi took these papers in his hand, and after almost turning them over, he looked up at Li Xin in amazement, and his voice trembled a little: "Teacher, you ...... To ...... these people Kill them all? ”

"Of course not."

Li Xin shook his head a little helplessly: "The civil and official forces are intertwined, and the list written by these people almost involves all yamen and even various places in the capital, not to mention that Your Majesty has not yet fully mastered the government and politics, so it is difficult to move them, even if you can really kill them all, the Great Jin Dynasty will be in chaos immediately, and the disaster is far greater than these people." ”

Yuan Zhao Tianzi scratched his head, a little puzzled.

"What the teacher said was a big fuss......"

"It depends on how Your Majesty uses it."

The Marquis of Jing'an said slowly: "In these lists, some of them are the chief officials of various yamen, if Your Majesty wants to promote his deputy, you can take this opportunity to kill him and promote his deputy to the position, and that person must be loyal to the new dynasty at that time, and there will be no complaints." ”

"If Your Majesty is not willing to kill them, you can also invite them into the palace, and show them the list first, as well as the confessions of several prime ministers, these people must be so frightened that your Majesty only needs to cross their names off the list in front of them, or throw a piece of paper into the furnace in front of them, and tell them that the list has been burned."

"Then these people, whether they are sincere or false, will be moved to weep bitterly, and Your Majesty's goal of winning people's hearts has been achieved."

The more Yuan Zhao Tianzi listened, the brighter his eyes became, and finally looked at the list in his hand, as if he had found a treasure.

"The teacher is really a great wisdom, and in just a few words, he can sort out such a complicated matter smoothly."

"There is no great wisdom."

Marquis Jing'an smiled indifferently: "It's just some small means to grasp people's hearts, this kind of small means is often used by the first emperor, and after following the first emperor for a long time, he can naturally learn some of them." ”

In fact, when Li Xin first entered the capital in the early years, he was able to survive in the cracks in the face of a pool of muddy waters, and it was by virtue of this ability to grasp people's hearts, after Taikang Tianzi ascended the throne, many things were still Li Xin gave him advice.

Yuan Zhao Tianzi's nerves were tense for a long time, and finally relaxed a lot, he asked Xiao Zheng to put away the papers, and then looked up at Li Xin.

"Teacher, how should Shen Kuan and the others deal with it?"

"They all have to die."

Jing'an Hou said as a matter of course: "The first evil must be punished, otherwise it is not enough to deter people's hearts, but a few of them, except for Shen Kuan, the family members of the rest of the people can be exempted from capital crimes." ”

"As for Shen Kuan."

Li Xin was silent for a while, and then said: "Fang was in the prison of Dali Temple, and the minister had already killed him. ”

Tianzi let out a startled "ah" and stood up directly from his chair.

"Teacher, Shen Kuan is an auxiliary minister, the prime minister of the first imperial dynasty......"

"Let's just say that he committed suicide in prison."

Li Xin took a deep breath and continued: "At this time, there is no need for thunder means, those scholars don't know how long they have to fight, in terms of lip service, how many people in the capital are their opponents, and there are no scholars in this court, which yamen does not have scholars, and which yamen does not have their disciples and grandchildren?" ”

"If you don't cut through the mess so quickly, this matter will never be over."

Speaking of this, Li Xin arched his hand at the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty, rest assured, even if this matter is spread in the future, it is also the work of the minister, and the minister deliberately concealed it after killing him, and it has nothing to do with His Majesty." ”

The Son of Heaven was stunned for a long time, and finally smiled bitterly: "Teacher, I didn't mean that......"

"The teacher didn't have to worry about this matter, he was the teacher who was dragged down by me."

Li Xin showed a smile on his face, but he didn't think so in his heart.

The Son of Heaven is not wrong, so no matter what the fault is, someone must carry it down for him, it's good that this matter can't be passed on, once it gets out, it must be Li Xin who will carry this big black cauldron.

Maybe the young man in front of him will write down this incident as a means to control himself in the future.

In the political arena, it is so ruthless.

Thinking of this, Li Xin bowed his head slightly and continued: "Your Majesty, Shen Kuan's is missing from these people's confessions, so the blood that needs to be shed in this matter must flow from Shen Kuan's side. ”

"His family, protégés, and former officials, as long as they are involved in this matter, they must be strictly investigated and dealt with, and if they are killed, they will be killed, and those who can be killed or not will be killed!"

"Two generations of benevolent monarchs have made these scholars forget the majesty of the heavenly family, Your Majesty does not take advantage of this to establish your authority, this matter will still reappear in the Great Jin Dynasty, maybe it is this dynasty, maybe it is the descendants of Your Majesty, and it will be forced by Wenchen step by step as it is today!"

Yuan Zhao was silent for a moment and looked at Li Xin.

"This thing...... Teacher to do it? ”