Wang Hongyi still had a trace of luck in his heart, hoping that Yang Fan just got some news of chasing after the wind and shadows, but when he saw Xue Pingyan, the shopkeeper of "Yazangxuan", the little guy next to Xue Pingyan, Zhao Yu, who had given him three generous gifts and was kneeling there crying at the moment, and then saw that the housekeeper who had witnessed all his bribes and the brother-in-law who kept the stolen money and goods for him were all arrested, Wang Hongyi immediately collapsed.

There are so many characters who have not seen many big scenes, and there is no need to use heavy punishment for them, only need to interrogate them separately, and with a little intimidation, the prisoners who cannot collude can be found out all the secrets.

The Criminal Department is not monolithic, and under the heavy profits, someone has already revealed the news of Wang Hongyi's ironclad evidence to the people of Yushitai. Wan Guojun, who hurriedly rushed back to Yushitai from Dali Temple, was cold in his heart as soon as he heard the news, and he knew that Wang Hongyi could not be saved.

If Wang Hongyi falls into the hands of others, or he can still operate and exert pressure on the other party, turning big things into small things and small things, but since the opponent is the Criminal Department, will they let go of this opportunity to suppress Yushitai? In particular, the person who presided over the trial of this case was Yang Fan, who was once a prisoner of the Imperial Historical Observatory, and hated the Imperial Historical Observatory to the bone, and he would never open the net.

Wan Guojun inhaled the cool air slightly, and read as if he had a toothache: "Yang Fan! What a Yang Fan! What a criminal department! What a political hall! ”

Wan Guojun sneered, his face distorted with a smile, like a crazy gambler who had lost all his chips: "They would rather give up the three prime ministers than put us to death!" ”

Hou Sizhi seemed to have become the splash of selling cakes in Chang'an City again, and said angrily: "We arrested three prime ministers, but they only arrested us for one imperial history, this deal is worth it!" I don't believe that all the officials in the DPRK and China are clean under their buttocks, and as the prime minister, they have to be benefited by others, how can those officials be an exception, let's find some evidence. Grab more people in. Let's see who can't take it first! ”

Wan Guojun shook his head again and again: "It's not that easy!" You're thinking too simply! Zhang Xi sold his official position and used the official weapons of the court to seek his own personal interests, which was intolerable to the Son of Heaven, so he was furious. As long as it is not hindered by the overall situation, if it is only a small benefit in the process of governance, the Son of Heaven will not care. When the water is clear, there is no fishing, and the emperor understands it better than you and me. She won't let us hunt and kill indiscriminately and put all the officials in prison. Otherwise, who will clean up the government and politics? You, or me? ”

Wan Guojun sneered: "The emperor is old but not faint. I know it very well. She knows what we are for, and what we can do, to govern the people and preside over the government. It's still up to those who read, and she won't rely on us. ”

Wei Suizhong glared and said, "Then what do you say we should do?" ”

Wan Guojun paced a few steps in the room, bit the root of his teeth, and said, "They are looking forward to us messing up, as long as we mess up." Climb and bite indiscriminately, and they don't need to do it when the time comes. The emperor saw that we had made too much trouble, and weighed the pros and cons. We're going to have to kill our minions. ”

Hou Sizhi was not shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "What should you do in your opinion?" ”

Wan Guojun glanced at him. Tan Ran said: "Wang Hongyi's crime is conclusive, we can't save it, they are looking forward to their rescue now, so as to catch us." Let's stand still, and respond to all changes with the same, hum, they are willing to have three prime ministers, so we are reluctant to have a royal history? ”

Wei Suizhong and Wang Hongyi are both from a pranky background, they have always been good friends, Wan Guojun is a scholar, and the relationship with them is not so close, after listening to Wan Guojun's words, Wei Suizhong was displeased, and said: "It's not you Wan Zhongcheng who dares to arrest you, is it that as long as you don't catch your head, no matter who our brother is calculated, you can stand by and watch?" ”

Wan Guojun said angrily: "They arrested Wang Hongyi, just hoping that we would rescue him, so that they could calculate one by one, knowing that it was a trap, and still rushing in?" How stupid! Come to Zhongcheng to entrust the Yushitai to me, and it must not be destroyed in my hands! Endure when you should endure! Wang Hongyi's crime should not be punished, it is a big deal to be demoted and exiled, we are waiting for the opportunity, are we afraid that we will not be able to save him back? ”

Hou Sizhi heard what he said about the danger, and considering that he still had a scourge in his own house, he didn't have time to deal with it, so he hurriedly said: "What Wan Zhongcheng said is also reasonable, let's wait and see what happens." The current situation is not in our favor, and what is it to be dormant for a while, isn't it waiting for an opportunity in the same state now. ”

Wan Guojun saw that he agreed with his opinion, his expression looked better, and said: "Yes, who doesn't have three disasters and five difficulties, a temporary setback is nothing, Yang Fan was our subordinate prisoner at the beginning, life and death are only in our thoughts, and now he is not riding on our heads as a prestige?" Let's be patient, we may not have a chance to make a comeback in the future. At the beginning, when the Yushitai disaster came, he came to Zixun to mate with his toes, and he came to Zhongcheng to belittle the same state, didn't he endure it? ”

Wei Suizhong remembered that Yang Fan was released from prison at the beginning, and he had made great efforts, but he never expected that Yang Fan would become a big scourge to Yushitai today, and he secretly regretted it in his heart, and his momentum weakened, and he asked helplessly: "That...... What about the three prime ministers in prison? ”

Wan Guojun narrowed his eyes slightly, and said gloomily: "I'm afraid that the original jihua won't work, so put it down for the time being, lock them up, and look at the wind." If Wang Hongyi is really disposed of......"

Wei Suizhong said viciously: "Then let the three prime ministers accompany Wang Yushi to tie up!" ”

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In the cell, Su Wei no longer just sighed.

Probably because Wang Hongyi was arrested and there was no turnaround in the case of the three of him, Su Wei was completely desperate, he often sat cross-legged on the ground, weeping gloomily, and he didn't move a few mouthfuls of the most delicious food sent by his family every day, and later begged Wang Deshou to get him a pen and paper and write a suicide note.

In the suicide note, Su Wei taught his four sons earnestly, and his words were sincere, full of remorse for his violation of the national law, and left a family motto to ask his sons to stand upright, serve the court well in the future, and redeem themselves.

Because Su Wei is not a major case of rebellion, and it is not particularly difficult to pass on a family letter, he is the prime minister, and Wang Deshou still has to give this face, Wang Deshou promised to help him with this favor, and after he finished writing, he left with the letter.

Soon, Su Wei's suicide note appeared on Wu Zetian's imperial case.

Wu Zetian carefully read Su Wei's family letter, gently stacked it on the case, and said to Wang Deshou: "How have the three of them behaved in prison?" ”

Wang Deshou bowed and said, "Back to the saint." Su Wei sighed every day. We often weep uncontrollably. Zhang Xi sat facing the wall, silent, and didn't even look back except when eating. Cui Yuanzong scolded Zhang Xi several times, and occasionally sighed, since Yang Fan locked Wang Hongwen from the magistrate's house and left, Cui Yuanzong seemed to be much more relieved. I often walk around in prison, occasionally chanting a few poems, and I have a lot of food these days. ”

"You're doing a great job!"

Wu Zetian nodded and said approvingly to Wang Deshou: "As long as you are loyal to me and work diligently." Why can't you be promoted, it was your big mistake to persecute Di Guolao to bite the minister before. It's just stupid! ”

As soon as Wang Deshou heard that there was a door, he quickly knelt on the ground and wept: "What the sage taught is that the minister is dizzy for a while. After that, every time I thought about it, I was ashamed of myself. The minister is guilty, the minister is ashamed! ”

Wu Zetian waved his hand. Said lightly: "That's it!" Seeing that you sincerely repent, you can still be a manufacturable material. Now the Imperial Observatory is withering. Of course, corrupt officials must be punished, but the Imperial History Observatory cannot be defeated. I have the heart to promote you to be a servant of the imperial history, and you will serve the court in the future! ”

Wang Deshou was surprised and delighted when he heard it, he turned out to be a judge, and he hoped that he would be able to reinstate himself, but he didn't want to be promoted, so he suddenly kowtowed like pounding garlic, and swore to show his loyalty, Wu Zetian said impatiently: "Okay, okay, you can take back this letter from Su Wei, and send it back to the Su family." ”

Wang Deshou hurriedly agreed, took the letter respectfully and left.

Shangguan Wan'er looked at his back and smiled, and said to Wu Zetian: "Do you intend to make a break for the three prime ministers?" ”

Wu Zetian bowed his head and said: "The three prime ministers are in prison, they have not been dealt with for a long time, the officials are uneasy, and they have no intention of doing business, so they should also be punished." ”

She pondered for a while and said, "Wan'er, let's draft the decree, Zhang Xi, as a heavenly official, has negative hopes, accepts money, sells official titles, and his crimes are unforgivable, and he is exiled to Xunzhou (now Huizhou, Guangdong); Cui Yuanzong was his accomplice, stubborn, unrepentant, and exiled to Zhenzhou (Sanya, Hainan); Su Wei a generation of poets, unfortunately deceived for a while, I remember his talents, open the net, and degraded to the history of Jizhou Thorn, I hope he can understand my intentions and change his mind! ”

Shangguan Wan'er bowed and said, "Everyone is merciful!" ”

Su Wei was made by Yang Fan, although he lost the position of prime minister, but he was demoted to a local place to be the head of a state, Zhang Xi and Cui Yuanzong were more miserable, especially Cui Yuanzong, he, like Su Wei, was affected by Zhang Xi, and the result was farther than Zhang Xi.

Who made him one of the six rooms of the Cui clan in Qinghe, the Cui clan in Zhengzhou, the Shandong nobles opposed Li Zhi and Wu Zetian as the queen and tried to protect the queen. When Wu Zetian became the queen mother and opposed Wu Zetian's accession to the throne as emperor, and tried to protect Li Tang's lineage, Wu Zetian had already hated it, and once he got the opportunity, there was no reason not to suppress it.

The three prime ministers were clearly executed, which meant that Yushitai lost the basis for confrontation with the criminal department, and as soon as the news spread, everyone in the officialdom knew that Wang Hongyi was finished. The imperial court would rather give up the three prime ministers than open up to the imperial history platform.

It stands to reason that not to mention the three prime ministers, even one prime minister, is more valuable than Wang Hongyi's imperial history, but over the years, the princes and princes of the court have fallen countless times, all of which are from the hands of cool officials, these cool officials are not high, but their authority is heavy, and the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are for their purposes, and their energy cannot be measured only by their official positions.

The last time the Donggong surrender case was too noisy, and seven ministers were imprisoned, and the political hall was almost wiped out, leaving Li Zhaode, a fish that slipped through the net, once the matter was defeated, Lai Junchen and Lai Zixun could not be punished severely, otherwise who could move them? Therefore, although three prime ministers were exchanged for one Wang Hongyi this time, it represented the victory of the civilian-official group.

Even if it is a consummation, with the huge number of civil official groups, the Imperial Historical Observatory can't consume them, not to mention the lack of stamina of the Imperial Envoy Stage, it is not so easy for them to grasp the handle of hundreds of officials, and over the years, the officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory have been unscrupulous, but their handles are one by one.

In view of this, the cool history of the Yushitai began to lie dormant again, pretending to be a harmless little white rabbit.

Three days later, in the afternoon, Yang Fan had lunch, took a walk in the rooms of the Criminal Department, chatted for a while, and just fell asleep when he returned to his signature room, Yuan Han rushed over: "Langzhong, Hou Si has stopped!" ”

"Oh? This guy can really bear it, and it took three days to make a move! Yang Fan turned over and sat up, sneering: "Go!" Let's arrest him and get him! ”

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