Zhu Fengbiao couldn't stand anymore and knelt down again.

Ci'an spoke: "Alas, the sixth master has indeed become more and more speechless these days, I really can't stand him!" ”

Even the queen mother, who has always been a "good old man", said so!

Cixi lowered her voice slightly, but word by word: "You say, what should King Gong be guilty of?" ”

What is the crime? Where do we know the Tao?

Not only on his back, but also sweat oozed from Zhu Fengbiao's forehead.

Cixi's voice rose again: "You are all people who have been favored by the first emperor, don't be afraid of King Gong!" King Gong's four crimes, greed, arrogance, power, favoritism, which one can't escape, what should I do, hurry up! ”

Hurry up and say it - others can not say it, Zhu Fengbiao can't stop saying it, but if he wants to directly "discuss the crime of King Gong", he will not dare to beat him to death.

So he was anxious and helpless, and held back this sentence: "The power of the dethroned is in charge, and only the queen mother of the two palaces is decided, and the ministers dare to know." ”

Cixi scolded in her heart: I knew that you were an old slippery head!

She sneered and said, "If we want our sisters to be 'dictatorial' about everything, what else do you want you to do?" Besides, the emperor always has to grow up and be pro-government, and when he asks, how do you answer? Are you embarrassed to say that you don't have any responsibility? ”

These words were weighed down like a mountain.

Zhu Fengbiao's sweat became more and more, and he said in a snort: "The minister is afraid, the minister is saying, the matter is in a hurry, please ask the queen mother of the two palaces to give some grace, and Rong Chen will wait to retreat and find out before playing." ”

Cixi snorted and said, "That's it, how are you going to check?" ”

Zhu Fengbiao thought about it. Said cautiously: "University scholar Wuren." The most senior. Lao Cheng is respectful, please give an order, can you order him to preside over this matter? ”

Cixi nodded and said, "Yes, Master Wa's preaching is the most square and fair." ”

Zhu Fengbiao was overjoyed, thinking that I had taken it out now!

Cixi was also overjoyed: You finally fell into my pit!

In fact, the person in Cixi's mind to host this case was Wu Ren. Zhu Fengbiao is just an "introduction".

Because Uren is the head of the old school, politically, he is the sworn enemy of King Gong, who is engaged in foreign affairs.

When Wu Ren came to handle this case, he would definitely uphold the will of God and put King Gong to death.

But if Cixi directly appointed Wu Ren to host the impeachment case against King Gong, it would inevitably be too traceable and could not "show the world and the public", and now that Zhu Fengbiao recommended him, no one would be able to say anything.

As for Zhu Fengbiao, he was bent on getting out of this big political dispute as soon as possible. What does he care about old-fashioned, Western-style affairs?

In fact, he didn't have a second option either. Because besides him. The scholar of the palace in Beijing is only a widow. Two palaces and two pavilions, Zeng Guofan, a scholar of Tiren Pavilion, is now serving as the governor of Liangjiang, and the official document of Wenhuadian University and the former governor of Huguang is still in Wuhan, and is handing over to the new governor of Huguang, Li Hongzhang.

Of course, Cixi supported Westernization, but the enemy of the enemy is a friend, where the benefits lie, and the new faction and the old faction temporarily unite against the new faction, and this is politics.

Thinking that Wuren opposed the establishment of the Tongwen Pavilion, Guan Zhuofan proposed to King Gong, "ask him to do it", but the result was that Wuren was embarrassed. Today, Guan Zhuofan hooked hands with Wu Ren behind his back, taking his former friends as enemies and his former enemies as friends, and the political paradox is sighing.

Ciyan was furious, King Gong was condemned, and the government and the opposition were a sensation.

Everyone has already received the news that this big case is handled by the cabinet, so inside and outside the cabinet, countless pairs of prying eyes immediately appeared, and everyone wants to know what Cai Shouqi's excerpt said? What kind of edict did Zhu Zhongtang give? What punishment will King Gong receive?

King Gong has "returned to the house to be punished", Wen Xiang, Bao Jun, and Cao Yuying, who stayed in the Military Aircraft Department, were extremely embarrassed, and the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces put aside the Military Aircraft Department of the Commander-General Center and directly went to the cabinet to handle this case, obviously expressing her distrust of the Military Aircraft Department - also, who doesn't know that we are all King Gong's people?

This attitude of the two palaces made them worry about King Gong and themselves. King Gong is down, can they still stay? It's hard to say!

Especially Cao Yuying, he can't compare to Wenxiang and Baojun, and his foundation is thick; If he gets out of the military, his career will be roughly over.

He is an ambitious person, ten years of cold windows, how many turmoil, finally sat in this position, is preparing to show his strengths, at this time, think about it is really unwilling.

The three of them were anxious in their hearts, but it was not easy to leave the military plane, just as they meant ants on a hot pot, a military plane Zhang Jing hurriedly came in, holding a copy of Cai Shouqi's excerpt copied from the cabinet "Folded Bottom", and handed it to the three big military planes.

The three of them gathered around and finished reading it, all of them looked extremely serious, and Wen Xiang sighed: "The sixth master is too reckless!" ”

What he meant was that if King Gong had finished reading the excerpts and then marched and stopped, he would never have "made trouble" with the two palaces in person, and things would not be so passive.

Baojun and Cao Yuying both think so, but things have happened, and now what needs to be done is how to save the situation? At least don't make it worse?

After all, the Military Aircraft Department is full of people and is not suitable for discussing secrets. Finally, when Shen Shi was four o'clock, he should not be "called" again, and a carriage had been prepared in advance, and Wen, Bao, and Cao sat in the same car and came to Prince Gong's Mansion together.

Their respective messengers and sedan chairs followed.

On the way, the three of them discussed repeatedly and set a corresponding basic charter, and they should try to say that King Gong accepted.

When I arrived at Prince Gong's house, as soon as I heard the post, the chief of the palace rushed to the front of the car and reported in a low voice, King Gong went to Jianyuan, and left a message before leaving, and the three adults arrived, please go there to talk.

So he changed to his own sedan chair and turned to Jianyuan.

When he arrived at Jianyuan, the master entered the inner room, and as soon as he sat down, King Gong said "hey" and shook his head, "I didn't expect to fall like this!" ”

These people are real "own people", and they don't need any vain words of comfort, they were silent for a moment, Wen Xiang took out the "folded bottom" and handed it to King Gong: "Sixth Master, you take a look at this first." ”

King Gong watched, and slowly his brows were twisted together.

Finally finished reading it, close your eyes.

After opening his eyes, he sighed: "Alas, I regret it! ”

His state of mind is the same as what Wen Xiang meant before: too reckless!

Wen Xiang's face was solemn, and he said: "Sixth Master, there is one more matter, this case has been handed over to Wu Genfeng to preside. ”

King Gong was stunned, and the expression on his face was extremely complicated, the kind of anger and fear that could not be concealed from being betrayed and abandoned.

Wen Xiang, Bao Jun, and Cao Yuying discussed on the road before, thinking that if it was really a "meeting" and "investigation", the accusations in this excerpt would be irrefutable.

The most important thing is the "door bag" system.

Thousands of people who have been going through the past three years, can they stalk their necks and say, "There is nothing to do"? Even if it is really so resistant, there are still detailed accounts in the account room of the palace, can they all be destroyed?

Other princes also have other residences, and luxury may not be under the Jianyuan; Others also eat shark fin, maybe there is a more elaborate method. Their expenses are not the rent expenses of the year and the Zhuangzi, but you can't say, then who is like this, why only check me Yi 60?

"Arrogant", the happy words above are "occasional inappropriate words and behaviors"; If you are unhappy, you will be "uncourteous" and "disrespectful". This is not something you can justify.

In the same way, if you don't ask for orders to do things, the words above are called "have the courage to do things, and don't avoid suspicion"; If you are unhappy, you will be "unauthorized power" and "disobedience".

Therefore, if there is really a "meeting" and "investigation", the matter will reach a dead end, and there will be no room for maneuver.

The most reckless punishment may be more stringent than the requirements in the excerpt, and even the removal of the prince.

Therefore, the root of everything is not to let the "meeting" and "investigation" take place.

How can this be done?

Cao Yuying's strategy is: King Gong took the initiative to write a book, avoiding the four paragraphs of "greed for ink, arrogance, power, and favoritism", and considered himself a "ridiculous", and then asked to be dismissed from all his duties, "reading and thinking behind closed doors".

Since King Gong had already "retired to the feudal domain" as requested in the impeachment compromise, there was no reason to continue the "meeting" and "investigation". After dispelling this front, he contacted the local governor of the princes and courtiers to intercede for King Gong and ask King Gong to come back.

This is called "avoiding the important and taking the light as the light, and taking the retreat as the advance".

Wen Xiang and Bao Jun both agreed.

*(To be continued......)