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This person is Yuan Shuji!

Is it a blessing or a curse, it is a disaster that can't be avoided, Cui Geng sighed and said, "Yuan Xiang wants to talk about Zhang Jiazhen?" ”

Yuan Shuji's face was solemn, and he nodded: "Yes, although Zhang Jiazhen has a small talent, he has no virtue, and what he says cannot be trusted." Cui Dizhi, don't be deceived by him! ”

Yuan Shuji's official reputation is very good, and Zhang Jiazhen's name is not well known. To be honest, if Cui Geng hadn't already learned about Xu Shuang's case, he might have been fooled by him today.

But now?

He chuckled lightly and said, "Then according to Yuan Xiang, Xu Shuang's case is nothing hidden?" ”

"Of course!" Yuan Shuji's answer was categorical.

"Then the death of Ling Nu has nothing to do with King Yong?" The so-called King Yong is the title restored to him by Wu Zetian after Li Xian was persecuted to death.

"What...... What "King Yong"? When Yuan Shuji heard this, his face suddenly changed drastically, and he said, "Cui Dizhi, what do you want to say, the old man doesn't understand at all." ”

"Don't understand? If you really don't understand, Yuan Xiangye, why are you nervous. Cui Geng patted Old Man Yuan on the shoulder and said, "As the saying goes, don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts." ”

After finishing speaking, he made a look, and together with the little eunuch who led the way, he gave alms and left. Only Yuan Shuji's face was cloudy for a while, and he muttered: "Zhang Jiazhen even found out King Yong?" That's it...... It's not easy to do. ”

During the martial anniversary, the prime minister said that it was worth a lot of money, for example, as soon as Di Renjie regained his appearance, he directly shook the world. But what about saying it's not worth it? It's really not worth much. Ordinary people, that is, prime ministers who can be prime ministers for a year or two, and even some people only do it for half a year or even two or three months. Then, the official is reinstated, and he will do whatever he wants. is in the prime minister's office, because of the constraints of the other four prime ministers, if the prestige is insufficient, he still can't do happy things.

Unfortunately, Yuan Shuji belongs to the second type of prime minister. As long as he doesn't have any handle, he has nothing to do with a close minister like Cui Geng. Cui Geng's side is indeed not afraid of him!

Therefore, although he had just stiffened Yuan Shuji, Cui Geng's mood was not affected at all when he saw him.

Seeing that the ceremony was over, he first briefly introduced the situation of Jiannan Dao, and then naturally turned to Lu Yan and Zhang Jiazhen.

Of course, Cui Geng did not mention Xu Shuang's case, but according to the official statement, he mentioned that Zhang Jiazhen was removed from all duties 20 years ago because of corruption and bribery. Now, after some in-depth talking, I found out that this person is really a pillar of the imperial court, and I ask Your Majesty to reactivate it.

In the eyes of Her Majesty, corruption and bribery are certainly not a big mistake. For example, Guo Yuanzhen, the current capital of Anxi, was the county lieutenant of Tongquan County when he was young. During his tenure, he not only embezzled and accepted bribes, but also minted private money and plundered people, and the people complained. After Wu Zetian found out, he took the lock into Beijing and prepared to ask for the crime. But after a conversation with Guo Yuanzhen, Her Majesty the Empress found that this person was talented, and immediately stopped punishing him, and directly appointed him to join the army as the right military guard Cao Cao. Later, Guo Yuanzhen was gradually promoted and eventually became a generation of famous generals.

Now, since there is Cui Geng, Her Majesty the Empress will immediately summon the two of them.

Zhang Jiazhen and Lu Yan had been waiting outside the palace gate for a long time, and after coming in, they asked Wu Zetian about it, which was very holy. In the end, Zhang Jiazhen was appointed as the superintendent of the imperial history of Zhengliu, and Lu Yan was awarded the title of Zuo Shizhi.

This is exactly what Wu Zetian has always done in employing people: if he finds something impressive about someone, he will immediately give him an official. However, such officials are seldom allowed to go out of office, and watch them right under the nose of Her Majesty. Once the person is found to be incompetent, he will be ordered again and his official position will be stripped of him. Therefore, in the end, Wu Zetian was a dynasty, although there was "making up for the que, even the car, picking up the amount of flat buckets." Push the imperial history, out of school Shulang. &qot ridicule, but the government can generally be called clear.

Even Zhang Xi, Zheng, Song Zhiwen and others who defected to Zhang Changzong can only say that they are soft-boned, but they cannot be said that they are not talented.

After Zhang Jiazhen and Lu Yan retreated, Cui Geng's debriefing was basically completed.

Wu Zetian said: "I summoned Cui Aiqing back to Beijing in a hurry because there were two assassination cases in a row. One is the Sanyang Palace stabbing driving case, and the other is the stabbing driving case of the Fangyuan Raid Fangyuan. In these two cases, the assassins have committed suicide, and there are no obvious clues, so it's all up to Cui Aiqing. Ignorance...... In what name do you want to investigate this case? ”

Cui Geng understood that Her Majesty the Empress was asking himself what kind of official he wanted to be. In fact, now that he is in the fourth official residence, as long as he adds a "Tongluantai Pavilion Pingzhang Affairs", he can serve as the prime minister. The reason why he did not become the prime minister is mainly because he is too young to convince the public. Therefore, Cui Geng really has no urgent needs for the level. What about the function? Except for the prime minister, there is nothing particularly wanted.

He thought for a moment and said, "Weichen doesn't have any ideas about his own duties. However, I want to ask Your Majesty for a word for others. ”

Wu Zetian was slightly stunned and said, "Others? Who is Cui Aiqing referring to? ”

"It's the female soldiers who controlled the crane prison on the right at the beginning. After His Majesty abolished the control of the Crane Prison, these female soldiers have been idle, and I ask Your Majesty to show me where to go. ”

"The female soldiers?" Wu Zetian glanced at Cui Geng playfully and said, "Cui Aiqing really pities the jade...... Well, since Cui Aiqing has opened her mouth, then I will definitely arrange a good place for them...... Don't be busy, and let me think carefully. ”

Wu Zetian thought for a moment and continued: "Before Elder Di Guo died, because of the matter of the male **, I suggested that I abolish the control of the Crane Prison. Since I am him, it is not easy to break my word. In this way, I issued another decree to set up a new yamen, called Fengchen Mansion. Those female guards can all serve in Fengchen Mansion. ”

"Fengchen Mansion? What is the specific function of this yamen? ”

"Chen, the emperor also. Fengchen's meaning, of course, is to serve me. In fact, this Fengchen Mansion is similar to the previous Right Control Crane Prison, and has two main responsibilities: one is to offer some novelties to me, and the other is to supervise the hundred officials of the imperial court. Fengchen's mansion is full of women, so he is not afraid of people in the world chewing the root of his tongue. ”

Cui Geng asked again: "But I don't know who the lord of this Fengchen Mansion is?" ”

Wu Zetian smiled slightly and said, "Of course, it's still Cui Aiqing." With your Cui Qingtian's fame, people will never doubt, what do you have to do with me? ”

"Can the post of the envoy of the Southern Dao of Weichen Jian continue to be concurrent?"

"The envoy of Jiannan Province is a temporary position. Since Cui Aiqing has returned to Beijing, of course this position must be relieved. From today onwards, you will be full-time for Feng Chen's order to thoroughly investigate the two assassination cases of Fangyuan and Sanyang Palace. ”

Afraid that Cui Geng felt that his real power had been weakened, after a pause, Wu Zetian added: "For the convenience of investigating the case, I can give you a holy decree, and the Great Zhou court can be interrogated from the prince to the common people." ”

Cui Geng understood that this holy decree was actually not as exaggerated as Wu Zetian said. The reason is very simple, if there is no conclusive evidence, how can he interrogate the prince of the court? Even Wu Zetian himself can't do that!

But since Her Majesty the Empress had already spoken, he had no choice but to say, "Wechen obeys." But...... There are not many clues in these two stabbing cases, and Wechen is afraid that he will be disappointed! ”

"What? Cui Aiqing is afraid that she won't be able to solve the case? Wu Zetian shook his head slowly and said, "Actually, Cui Aiqing doesn't have to worry. I don't want you to solve the case, I just want to use your prestige. ”

Seeing the blank look on Cui Geng's face, Wu Zetian continued to explain: "Even if I can't solve the case, I understand that the people who planned these two cases are within those few people. With Cui Aiqing in charge, that person will definitely not dare to commit the crime again, and my goal will be achieved. ”

Only then did Cui Geng understand that Wu Zetian actually wanted to take merit as his defense. On the one hand, it shows that she has little confidence in whether she can solve the case. On the other hand, it also shows that she is really old and doesn't want to get to the bottom of it.

Cui Gengdao: "If, Weichen is saying if, what if Weichen finds out that the mastermind behind these two cases is King Liang Chitose?" ”

"Huh?" Wu Zetian's eyes flashed, and he said, "Cui Aiqing, are you ...... Got something? ”