Many ministers gathered in the front hall of Taiji, and the atmosphere was different from yesterday.

In addition to the apprehension of the guards who had suddenly become much stricter, the atmosphere of antagonism between them was much stronger than yesterday.

Although yesterday's controversy was very fierce, it was mostly only a discussion among the middle and lower strata of the ministers, but today's antagonistic sentiment is consistent from top to bottom.

Danyang Yin, as the official of Gyeonggi, has a position that is not insignificant, although Chu Yi is not from Yuefu, but after Nandu, he is also both civil and military, and his reputation and qualifications are extremely profound. After entering the hall, he sat silently in the seat, his eyes occasionally swept over the Wang Dao in the hall, but his eyes were indifferent.

Before anyone arrived, the new Great Shangshu Zhong Ya had already watched back and forth frequently, and even couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "Why is Ting Wei absent again?" Bian Zhongren is a consistent and pure person. ”

Hearing this, some of the two thousand stone people in Taichung couldn't help but sneer. Bian Dun has never had a high reputation, and he has been cowardly and delayed the fighter plane more than once, and Taichung has no shortage of complaints about his appointment as a court lieutenant. But because of Taibao's strong recommendation, he finally got to work.

Even if you put aside your own positions and just talk about things, such a person who has made many mistakes and has no responsibility can still be ranked high in Jiuqing, which has to be said to be a dereliction of duty in power! Zhong Ya bluntly said at this time that Bian Dun's nature is difficult to change, and he can't shrink back after causing an incident, and he really said it directly into people's hearts.

When Director Wang heard this, his cheeks couldn't help but tremble, and his mood couldn't help but get worse. Yesterday, their fellow villagers gathered to discuss the matter, and in fact, some people proposed to make mistakes and directly join the Danyang family to kick out the Wuxing family, which had been overactive recently.

However, not to mention the fact that Jiangdong is newly pacified, it is not appropriate to have too violent turmoil. In Taichung alone, it will not be easy for them to accomplish this task. It is true that Wu Xing's voice in Taichung is indeed not high, but they are not alone.

Although the overseas Chinese in Yuzhou are a little weak because they don't have Yu Liang, the leader, it doesn't mean that they are all scattered. If the Qingxu people are too aggressive, it will inevitably provoke their vigilance and even antagonism, just like now.

In this way, what was originally just a dispute between the Wuzhong family and the Danyang family immediately turned into a-for-tat confrontation between the north and the south. Because there is no proof of death, one party can rest assured that he will plant the blame, while the other party will not admit it to death, and there is no way to fight for a result.

The reason why Director Wang rushed to the Protector's Mansion was to use strong means to suppress the parties to the dispute when necessary, so as not to further expand the situation, especially not to spread out of Gyeonggi, so that all local towns could also join in the controversy.

But alas, he was still a step late. Although his influence on the Protector Mansion is not limited to Gu He alone. But Wen Qiao was temporarily commanded by the Empress Dowager's edict, which made him fall into passivity.

Fortunately, Wen Qiao also understood what the current situation was, and the seizure of the Protector's Mansion was not for the sake of struggle, but only to maintain his sense of existence and right to speak, so that Director Wang would not be completely at a loss.

Zhong Ya unceremoniously despised Bian Dun there, and Zhuge Hui sighed in the middle of the banquet: "This matter is indeed the fault of the court captain, but those murderers are not afraid of death, and they have already revealed their will to die in the county government." If you are bent on death, how can others live? The court captain may have been negligent in managing the criminal proceedings...... Bian Zhongren should also be investigating what went wrong right now, and he will definitely give an explanation to the princes. ”

"Give an explanation? Could it be that Bian Gong has the ability to hook souls, but he can go down to Huangquan to investigate? is so obviously framing the situation of slander, but it has been made into an unsolved case, and people are not virtuous, and they may not be able to distinguish right from wrong. The injured and trapped are ruined, but Bian Gong has not seen him for a long time, how to give an explanation? ”

Shen Ke kept muttering yesterday, and today he finally seized the opportunity, how could he sit silently.

"I will be a non-court lieutenant, but I have the idea of doing it for me. Instead of worrying about the cases of others, it is better to abide by yourself. Nowadays, the people in the capital have not been able to return to their hometowns for a long time, and they suffer from hard labor. After the chaos, it must be quiet, so much construction to boast of the merits, and the slightest disregard for the people's strength, causing the public resentment to boil! Will he ever give an explanation to the imperial court? Give Xiaomin an explanation? ”

As soon as Shen Mu's voice began, another person in the banquet sounded a rebuttal: "Xue Jitian has a slight disagreement, and then suffers misfortune. Now that the murderer has died in the prison of the court lieutenant, I am afraid that someone has already secretly celebrated! ”

Bang!

Suddenly, a crisp sound sounded in the hall, and everyone's hearts sank, and when they looked up again, they saw Wen Qiao's hand knocking on the case with Ruyi, his face was already stiff, and they didn't dare to talk about it anymore.

"The mob committed murder, the people and ministers suffered misfortune, the murderers were brought to justice, and they died in prison! That's all I know. You are so interested, there are still a few suspenseful murder cases in China and North Korea, why don't you distribute them and watch them all to see if you have any unique insights? ”

Wen Qiao smiled at the corner of his mouth, but his gaze was solemn, and whoever fell on him, he hung his head and didn't dare to look at each other. Since this public returned to Taiwan, there has been no eye-catching words and deeds, but once he made a move, people were caught off guard, and they did not dare to contradict it again.

"The chaos of Xinping, now there are all things to be decided inside and outside, and all industries to be operated. You are all the high election of the time, the court is favored, and the people are admired. Dealing with your own desk matters is the first priority of the moment. Each has his own orders, and each has his own duties. Everything is discussed, everything is asked, where is this to put the Taibao? ”

Speaking of this, Wen Qiao arched his hand to Wang Dao and motioned for the other party to speak.

Hearing Wen Qiao's words, Director Wang felt extremely complicated, and understood that after this, it would be impossible for Wen Qiao to be peaceful in Taichung in the future. It has been implemented in this position now, and no one is indisputable. No matter how peaceful you were before, it was just a bad time.

As soon as he seized the opportunity, and then took the initiative to attack, Wen Qiao was vividly expressed. This accident, his response was negligent, if it was in the past, he could have turned his head to make amends, but now that Wen Qiao is standing by his side, I am afraid that it may not give him a chance to be calm.

He was just about to speak, but His Royal Highness had a guard general hurriedly enter, first saluted the palace, and then said with a slightly strange expression: "Jitian ordered Xue Yan to return to the stage and please see him." ”

Hearing this, everyone in the hall was slightly stunned, it is true that the focus of their arguments in the past few days has been Xue Yi, but in fact, everyone subconsciously ignored Xue Yan when they were thinking about the problem.

In the eyes of everyone, this Xue Yan is just an unlucky person, and he will cause trouble that he can't deal with. Fortunately, as a victim, he also has a reason to escape, and it is not a good choice to recuperate at home and avoid the disputes in Taichung.

When Director Wang heard this, he subconsciously felt that something was faintly inappropriate, so he got up in the middle of the banquet and said: "Xue Jitian has suffered this misfortune, and he should support his family for a long time to be healthy, so he really doesn't need to rush to his job. You should also be considerate......"

But before he finished speaking, someone in the banquet couldn't help but speak: "This evil incident, Xue Jitian was deeply harmed. Now that the murderer is dead in prison, it is difficult to track down. Hearing what Jida thinks about it right now would help settle the dispute. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was no shortage of people who spoke up, and their eyes flashed differently.

On the other hand, Wu Xing's ministers were all sunk. The ostensible reason for Xue Yan's attack was because he opposed the construction of a new capital, and even verbally attacked the people of Wuzhong, but it is conceivable that if he entered the palace, he would definitely not say anything good.

After all, there are many people in this world who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and the Wuzhong family has been very high-profile in the capital recently, which will inevitably make people resentful. At this time, the bitter lord came forward, and more and more people spoke out to support Xue Yan's entry into the temple.

This kind of scene of a large gathering of people is actually difficult to control. Originally, Director Wang planned to directly convene the heads of various official offices, hold a closed-door meeting to communicate, and then let these chief officials restrain their respective subordinates after they returned.

But after Wen Qiao took control of Taicheng, he directly notified everyone, probably wanting to show his existence directly in front of everyone.

At present, everyone in the palace is talking about it, the scene is already difficult to control, and when Director Wang sees this, he can only wave his hand and ask people to invite Xue Yan.

Xue Yannian is about forty years old, and his appearance is not particularly recognizable, but his face is pale, his eyes are very bloodshot, and he looks very poor. He wore a silk robe to the temple, his lips were slightly pursed, and his vision was dim, and people couldn't help but feel sympathy at the first glance.

After Xue Yan and the princes in the palace finished saluting and sat down, someone in the banquet couldn't help but say: "Xue Jun doesn't have to worry, you are righteous and outspoken for the villagers, but you are treated so humbly, no matter whether Tingwei finds out the truth or not, my colleagues and villagers will not allow Xue Jun to be humiliated!" ”

There are those who speak up for righteousness in the hall, and there are those who are gentle and comforting, but Xue Yan sat in the banquet and was just silent, without the majestic posture of being radiant and generous in Taichung a few days ago.

This fell in the eyes of others, and it was inevitable to underestimate it with emotion, this Xue Yan was silent and cautious, as if he was frightened, and his demeanor was completely devoid, which made people regret it and couldn't help but be a little disdainful.

Finally, Xue Yan sat up straight in the middle of the seat, and after coughing, he raised his head to meet the eyes of everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Xue Mou is lucky, half a life of loneliness, once famous." It's a pity that the reason for this fame is really unbearable, not because it is known to the public, not because it is used for the country, but because it is harmed by the inferior people! I'm really ashamed of the times, ashamed of my old friends......"

"Why should Xue Jun be self-conscious, the day before yesterday you spoke generously, and your words are still ...... in your ears"

"Oh? Thank you very much for that. However, Xue himself is talented, and there is no interesting discussion to invite everyone, if you are eager to listen, everyone can talk about it, but you don't have to stay alone. ”

Hearing this, the expressions of the people who spoke before couldn't help but sneer, didn't this mean that they didn't have the courage to speak out!

"Because of Xue's incident, there is a lot of boiling in Taichung, even if you are at home, you can smell it. Recently, at home, I deeply examined the remarks of the day before yesterday, and there may be a moment of irritation, which is rude to the public. I'm sorry, but since I said it, I don't have to regret it. I still remember that when I was old, the old man of the country said to me, and I couldn't say a word about state affairs. Arguments and arguments are long and short for each other, and complement each other and lose. ”

Speaking of this, Xue Yan was already full of remembrance: "It's sad and lamentable, the wise words are still in my ears, but the characters are gone." The elders of the country are fortunate, the righteous path is preached, the horses have a deep understanding of the essence, pursue the non-disobedient, and do what they do, live up to the time, and shine brightly. It is also my honor to be able to argue with him about a gentleman. ”

"But the world is difficult, but there are too many people who have dark minds and walk in ghosts. The matter has come to this point, and no one can tell. I am not virtuous, but I admire deeply, and my talent is limited, and I regret that I can't report to the community and can't protect the countryside. I implore you to keep up with your responsibilities and not to lose sight. I am a mediocre people, although I do not want to be evil, but I also do not want to be evil. How fortunate is the husband, he can exchange his life for the court and the opposition Jingping, which can be said to be worthless! ”

Speaking of this, Xue Yan had already stood up in the middle of the banquet, and with a shake of the sleeves of his robe, a short blade of cold light had fallen into his palm, and he glanced around at the surprised everyone, and his mouth was already laughing.

"Slow down!"

"Stop him!"

Seeing this, the faces of everyone in the palace were already panicked and at a loss, and at the same time, there were many people who exclaimed, and the guards on duty in the hall also rushed forward one after another, trying to stop them.

However, Xue Yan turned his wrist in a long laugh and slammed it deep into his chest! By the time the guards arrived, he was already lying sideways in the middle of the mat, his eyes wide open, and blood seeped out from under his clothes, and soon spread in all directions.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the hall was stunned, and Director Wang's body shook and sat down in the seat. And Wen Qiao is probably used to seeing bloody pictures, and he can still keep calm at this time, but he just urges the guards: "Let's see if people can still be saved?" ”

As he spoke, he walked down the hall quickly, and when he saw that someone had already gotten up and was about to run out of the hall in a frightened manner, he was already shouting loudly: "Do not move in vain, everyone in the seat!" The guards guard the gate of the temple and do not allow anyone to enter or leave! ”

Before the words fell, he had already rushed to Xue Yan's side, pushed away a guard in front of him, and saw that Xue Yan's vision had dimmed and his breathing had stopped.

At this time, there were very few people in the temple who could have an opinion, and everyone had some horror on their faces. Wen Qiao's eyebrows were tightly locked, and his eyes looked directly at Shen Ke not far away, and when he saw Shen Ke, his face was also pale, his breathing was short, and his panic was no different from others, and he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart.

As the guards guarded the temple door and rushed into the temple, the entire hall was chaotic for a while before it gradually returned to quiet. At this time, Director Wang had already gotten up from the banquet again, and stepped down from the hall with the support of the two guards, staring at Xue Yan's corpse lying to the ground with a short blade still stuck in his chest, and his face had turned iron-blue!

Wen Qiao spewed rough air in his nostrils, originally because of the inconvenience of his legs and feet after the stroke, but at this moment he was angry but he was walking like flying, his left hand held Ruyi and walked around the hall, but his eyes were like sharp swords on everyone's faces one by one.

The general of the Su Guard, who was originally in charge of duty, was also sweating profusely at this time, kneeling under His Highness and not daring to raise his head. Wen Qiao walked in front of him, raised his foot and kicked the person over, and roared angrily: "Bound yourself and roll to the Tingwei......"

Speaking of this, he spoke again, and directly took out the seal letter from his bosom and smashed it into the arms of the guard general: "Quickly go and recruit Bian Dun to Taicheng, if he can't do it, kill him on the spot!" ”

Hearing this awe-inspiring words of killing intent, everyone in the hall was even more shocked in their hearts, and there was no more calculation in their hearts at this time, but they were in a daze, and they couldn't figure out anything for a long time.

Ji You's identity is limited, and his seat is in a very remote location of His Highness, so he can't see the specific details, but the generous statement before Xue Yi killed himself is true. Although this person's end is doomed, seeing the other party die in front of him, he feels a little uncomfortable in his heart after all.

He didn't expect Xue Yi to choose such a heroic way, and he didn't even think that Xue Yi was brave enough to die.

So the shock in his heart at the moment is also great, this moment before Xue Yi's death shouted that he would exchange his life for the court and the opposition Jingping, but it can be interpreted as preferring to die rather than let the court fall into a chaotic situation of the same party fighting and attacking each other because of his own sake. This kind of death is admittedly much more heroic than taking poison in the dark room and leaving a book to die, which can give people a greater shock and get a flawless name.

It seems that this Xue Yan has also thought about it for a long time, even if the ending has been determined, he still has to maximize the value of this life. Life events, life and death are just that, driven by fame and fortune, life and death are so insignificant!

"Murder in the matter of things! Murder is a matter of discussion...... Ladies and gentlemen, is this what you are happy to see? ”

Director Wang's expression changed from Tie Qing to Xiao Suo, and his tone was even more sad. But no matter how his expression was revealed, it was not enough to vent the emotions surging in his heart. From yesterday to today, he had imagined many situations and measures to be taken, but he never imagined that the counterattack would come in such a way! Unexpected, caught off guard!

Ji Mu walked out of the seat, took off his coat and put it on Xue Yan's body, looked at Wang Dao and Wen Qiao and said astringently, "Do you want to notify Xue Jun's family?" Taiji Hall reveres the solemn place, how can it be a long time to list the corpses of people and ministers......"

Director Wang's face was calm and bowed slightly. And Wen Qiao instructed the guards: "Hold this palace, no military orders, no people are allowed to enter and leave at will!" ”

Next, he looked at Wang Dao again, and then at several two thousand stone masters who came down from the hall, and sighed lightly: "When such a thing happens, we can't escape the blame, do you all go to Jianping Garden to ask for guilt?" ”

What can everyone say, they can only bow their heads silently. So Wen Qiao turned to the others in the hall and said, "I have wronged you to live in the palace temporarily, I will go to Jianping Garden first to ask Her Majesty the Empress Dowager for an edict, and then discuss it after I return." ”

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"Why didn't you tell me when something like this happened! Even if the woman has a shallow view and can't make any suggestions, she must always share the joys and sorrows, which is the love of husband and wife! ”

Princess Xingnan stood in front of Shen Zhezi with her waist crossed, her pretty face was flushed with anger, her husband was framed in the capital, and she actually heard it from outsiders, which made the little girl feel extremely bad.

Shen Zhezi put down the pen in his hand and said with a smile: "It's just the gossip of some idlers, it's not a big deal, and you don't have to be nervous." ”

"No matter how difficult things are, you can do them, where am I nervous for you! Today, I had agreed to travel with the princess of the East China Sea, but she was delayed, and I was surprised that I was still in the mood to travel when I sent someone to ask her. Are you angry? ”

Princess Xingnan was already angry and happy when she said this: "My husband is talented, and the wind and rain are also drizzling and refreshing, no matter how big the difficulty is, I can overcome it in great strides, how can I not be in the mood?" If you had told me earlier, you would have been able to return the word directly, and now if you go back, it will be a little bit less meaningful. ”

Shen Zhezi already smiled when he heard this: "You only think of others and are not as lucky as you, and you will inevitably tremble when you encounter something." Saltless Xizi looks different, and it is difficult to talk together. Since you can't travel anymore, let's stay at home and take a break. ”

When the princess saw that there were many documents on Shen Zhezi's case, she didn't bother anymore, but asked again before withdrawing: "Isn't it really a big deal?" ”

sent the princess away, and Shen Zhezi wrote again. Although he was in the eastern suburbs, he reported the news almost once an hour between him and Taicheng, and the latest development of the situation was also clear.

Wen Qiao's move to call the city of Su Wei should be to prevent the situation from spreading outward. This kind of desire for stability is also normal. But this kind of calm that is forcibly suppressed is not what Shen Zhezi wants. Since someone wants to make trouble, then you might as well make a fuss, vent your anger at once, and even if you want to make trouble in the future, you will have no energy and confidence.

Not long after, a letter had been written, and after drying the ink, Shen Zhezi asked people to send it to Xuancheng Yuyi quickly. Earlier, he also sent a letter to Jingfu and Huijidu, if someone wants to provoke, then he will also accompany him, but how big the battlefield is, it is he who has the final say!

I sat in the room until the afternoon, during which I received two more news from Taichung. It wasn't until the evening that Shen Yun hurriedly walked in outside and said, "Brother, Duke Yu has already passed the Broken Gang. ”

Shen Zhezi nodded, stood up and moved his limbs, and then asked people to take the armor and put it neatly, and before leaving, he instructed Ren Qiudao: "Pack up your clothes, if things go well, I will come back tomorrow afternoon." ”