Although the emperor and the empress dowager moved to Jianping Garden, because Jianping Garden itself is not large, many Taiwanese ministers can only stay in Taicheng to work. Fortunately, the distance between the two is not too far, and a fast lane has been paved, so it is convenient to get back and forth.

In extraordinary times, things are expedient, and it may be bearable to go back and forth, but the dust between the Taiwan Gardens is noisy, and many materials are piled up in a mess, which makes people almost unable to calm down to do things.

Therefore, except for some particularly important ministries that cannot be absent, other ministers try to avoid living in Taicheng. It's only when there is a big matter to be discussed and decided that they come over.

This is the case today, starting from early in the morning, many Taichen changed careers and entered Taicheng after going to meet the emperor and the empress dowager.

Because it was so badly damaged, many areas of Taicheng have been surrounded by bamboo fences, and there are guards on both sides of the bamboo fences. On one side is the relatively complete Taicheng building, and on the other hand, many craftsmen and laborers are building.

Because of what happened the day before yesterday, the number of guards in charge of guarding in Taicheng has more than doubled, and it is not the kind of bamboo guns in other areas, but the elite troops with strict armor. And with these soldiers eyeing the construction site, those laborers looked like they were all palpitating and cautious, and they all lowered their heads and didn't dare to look or say more.

Even so, in such a noisy environment, those ministers were all like needles and needles, uncomfortable all around, and they were speeding all the way under the guidance of the guards. On the way, I may meet colleagues, so I will go together, and go to the front hall of Taiji, and occasionally point to the messy Taicheng on the road and sigh a few words, which means that it is complicated.

Between the Taiwan Garden, the Taiji Hall is a relatively well-preserved building, only the outer wall is occasionally damaged, or the wooden beams are blackened by the fireworks, although it looks no longer bright and majestic from the outside, but the overall structure is quite complete.

However, because a large number of dismantled palace forbidden utensils in the garden were piled up near the left, most of the Taiji Hall was also surrounded by bamboo fences, and only one front hall was left for deliberations.

At this time, no less than 100 people had gathered in the front hall of Taiji, and people were still arriving one after another.

Because it is not a normal recital, there is no need to abide by the etiquette. Everyone has a seat, and it is more like a private gathering.

Presiding over this assembly was the Taibao Wang Dao monk Ling Wenqiao, such as Guanglu doctor Lu Ye and several older attendants, scattered horses, etc., also attended it, and their expressions were not lacking in solemnity, so that the atmosphere of the entire hall was very depressing.

At this time, Danyang Yin Chu Yi was holding a dossier in his hand and reciting it at the banquet, and what he said was the attack on Tian Ling Xue Yan from the previous day. Everyone listened attentively, and their expressions ranged from contemplation, to anger, to grief. Xue Yan himself doesn't have a high reputation, but this incident has touched the hearts of many people.

A dignified Taiwanese minister, because of his radical rhetoric when playing the right game, was attacked and beaten by the rioters, and even his finger bones were discounted! It's simply sensational! If this matter cannot be thoroughly investigated and severely punished, where is the majesty of the imperial court? Where is the dignity of a minister? If the small people are arrogant because of this, they all cite this example, how can they govern the world in the future?

When Chu Yi read the confessions of those murderers, someone in the hall couldn't help but grit their teeth and sneered: "Taichung is right, Xiaomin actually knows? With such defenselessness inside and outside, can the princes still sit in peace? ”

Chu Yu closed the file and said with a solemn expression: "Those sinners are not ordinary people, they have a needle hidden in their hair, and they are very determined to die. If it weren't for a careful inspection, I would have died in prison by now. ”

The vast majority of the people had heard of this detail for the first time, and immediately a series of gasps sounded in the hall, and then one person said in a trembling voice: "Chu Yin can find out where these criminals come from?" Why do they do this? Who is assigned? ”

Chu Yi shook his head after hearing this: "At this point, it is no longer a civil lawsuit, and it is not the county government that can ask." If you want to know more, you have to wait until the court lieutenant is judged. ”

"Why wait for the court captain to come out? You all know why Xue Jitian has a grudge, and those criminals also said that they complained because of Xue Jitian's suggestion to deviate from the public......"

As soon as Chu Yu's voice fell, one of the people in the banquet said in a deep voice, and his eyes looked at Shen Ke, who was also in the hall.

Feeling that there was no lack of malicious eyes, Shen Ke was already angry in his heart, and he wanted to refute it, but although the other party pointed out, he didn't say it explicitly, if he jumped out, he would be suspected of self-inflicted.

"I don't know that Jiang has the ability to judge, and the court lieutenant has not yet agreed, and he has already obtained from it, so he might as well tell the public, who is the one who appoints it? What does this mean? If you can discern clearly, you can be a court lieutenant, so why do you need to accompany the second seat! ”

Shen Ke didn't speak out, but others would not be polite, the first to speak was Huiji Kong Qun, who was extremely ironic in his words, and the person who was refuted was Chen Liujiangshen, who was engaged in Langzhong under Ren Honglu. was ridiculed like this, and I couldn't speak for a while.

Wen Qiao also said at the banquet: "Before the court is litigated, before the result is reached, you still don't have to guess too much, or hurt people's feelings. ”

"What if nothing comes of it? Chu Yin also said before, those criminals have hidden needles inside, and they don't hesitate to lose their lives, how can they reveal the details? Single-mindedly seeking death, people can't stop it, if they can't judge all the time, will it always be so deadlocked? ”

"If the court lieutenant can't be tried, can it be solved just by guessing and conjecturing by others? Anyone who is wise can see that this is strange. Why did those murderers voluntarily surrender after committing murder? After surrendering, why did he hide sharp iron and show signs of self-killing? There are many strange things, people can't understand them, how can they assert who is behind the scenes? ”

For a time, there were endless disputes in the hall, each insisting on its own words, and quarreling into a mess.

Director Wang and Wen Qiao, who were sitting at the top, glanced at each other, and their eyes were helpless. In addition to putting everyone in Taiwan at risk, this incident also has a bad impact, that is, before the result, it will make the Taiwan ministers more divided and quarrelsome. But if there is a result, it may cause even more turmoil.

The two of them are the candidates who are now presiding over the situation in Taicheng, and they are really at a loss in the face of this headache emergency.

Compared with Wen Qiao's headache, Director Wang was even more dissatisfied in his heart, that is, such a stalemate argument, as the relevant party Ting Wei was actually absent! At present, the court lieutenant is Jiyin Bian Dun, this person was in Fang Town in the early years, because of cowardice and avoided the war, but after all, he was also a famous family, and he was recently recommended by Wang Dao as a court lieutenant.

The controversy in the temple became more and more intense, and even on the seven feelings, the rhetoric gradually became a little excessive. At this time, Jiang Shen, who was the first to speak, suddenly said with compassion: "You guys be careful, have you forgotten why Xue Jitian suffered?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became strange, one side was even more annoyed, and the other party's attitude became strange, and one person sneered: "How can the arrogant and brave be afraid! At present, there is still a prevarication, if you can use this to try out who the sophist is, what a pity to die! ”

Hearing this, the other side was even more agitated, especially the Shen family members who were targeted at the banquet, and their faces were even more angry.

"Shut it all up! All of you present here can be regarded as the virtuous people of the time, and they don't even know how to speak, and they want to be noisy and shouting as veterans in the camp! ”

Seeing that the war was about to start again, Wen Qiao slapped the table in front of him and roared angrily. Although he is open-minded and funny on weekdays, after all, he is also the one who commands the army against the counterinsurgency, and once he gets angry, he is still awe-inspiring, and people dare not ignore it.

But after shocking everyone, Wen Qiao didn't know what to say next, the matter was inconclusive at the moment, and the person involved was none other than Shen Zhezi, the current controversial captain of the horse. Both sides of the dispute have their own demands and reasons, and neither side is willing to give in, which is really a headache for him.

Fortunately, Director Wang is good at dealing with this kind of situation, and when everyone was dumb, he said with a straight face in the middle of the banquet: "I don't want to hear about the Tingwei case. Xue Jitian, who was attacked, I don't know how his injuries are now? Is there a guard around the yard? ”

Hearing this question, the vast majority of people in the audience were stunned. After they learned the news, after the initial astonishment, some of them were secretly happy, and some were worried, as for what happened to that Xue Yan, not many people really remembered to take a look.

After a while, Ji Mu said: "I went to visit yesterday, except for Xue Jun's broken finger, the rest were only small wounds, but they were suddenly attacked, and their hearts are still restless. ”

Another court lieutenant of His Royal Highness stood up and said: "Yesterday, there were officials in the department who went to the Xue Mansion, and in addition to taking care of them, they were also asking Xue Jitian and the other attachés. The behavior of the mob in the attack is also being investigated. As soon as there is a gain, it will be immediately reported to the CPIC and the public. ”

After hearing this, Director Wang nodded, and then told everyone not to make any more senseless disputes, and then got up and left. Then Wen Qiao also got up to leave, and the rest of the people also left the scene one by one, but they had their own hearts and minds, and their steps were a little heavy.

Soon after returning to the official office, Director Wang's mood was still a little chaotic, and the fierce dispute before made him faintly uneasy. It no longer matters what the cause or nature of the incident is, but he is most worried that someone will take advantage of it to expand the dispute and even cause an uncontrollable chaos.

When he was groaning, suddenly someone from below came to report that it was Huangmenlang Jiyou who asked to see him.

Director Wang had also heard of Ji You, and knew that this young man had a very close personal relationship with the horse, so when he came to ask for a meeting, Director Wang should let people in quickly.

After Ji Youxing entered, he first paid homage to Wang Daoshi, and then said: "The time my subordinates visited the Taibao this time, they were actually entrusted by the horses. The colt has been living in the countryside for a long time lately, and he doesn't know what's new in the capital. Yesterday, his subordinates went to meet to know about it, and then the concubine entrusted his subordinates to tell the Taibao, and the concubine did not know about this matter, but it was inevitable that he would discuss what he was referring to. However, this is a trivial matter, and the colt is worried that the people in the capital may be uproared and disturbed because of this, so he has to guard against it. ”

When Director Wang heard this, he already felt it in his heart, and he was deeply worried about the depth of the contradictions exposed by the mutual attacks of the Taiwan ministers, but he didn't expect that Shen Zhezi, who was far away from the capital, would also realize this problem as soon as he learned about it.

With this high mind and eyesight alone, Director Wang believed that Xue Yan's attack was not done by Shen Zhezi. He knew how much effort Shen Zhezi had put into Zhang Luo's construction of the new capital, and he would never do such a thing that would destroy the stability of the situation out of anger.

To be honest, although Director Wang disagrees with Shen Zhezi's idea, he thinks that the stakes are too big, it is extremely difficult to balance the demands of all parties, and once there is negligence or accident, it is very likely to cause the overall collapse. But if it can be done, he is actually happy to see it happen.

But this incident just confirmed Director Wang's worries. During the previous debate, the most fierce rhetoric was not the Qingxu family, but the Danyang family whose interests were victimized. Although Shen Zhezi had previously won over the Ji family and suppressed the Zhang family, the capital was located in this township, and the vitality of the Danyang people was also strong, so it was impossible to be silent.

Each of them has no shortage of hometowns, and if they use this incident to make noise among the people in the capital, the consequences will be unimaginable!

This matter is clearly framed, and it is true that it may hit the Shen clan and even the Wu people who have been quite active in the capital recently, but it is more likely to cause chaos!