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Chapter 575 Judge Gongsun is my dear friend, brother and sister!

When Gongsun Zhao was finally sent off by the common people, he entered the palace city and arrived outside Funing Palace, the quarrel inside had become so intense that it could be clearly heard outside.

Gongsun Zhao listened, and he could tell that the one who spoke for him was the Prime Minister Zhang Dun, and his heart warmed.

Under the overall situation of the imperial court where factions are opposed and party disputes are fierce, no official can escape being questioned or even slandered.

Even if he wiped out Wuyoudong in a normal way, he might be criticized, let alone now.

But at least he can see the heartfelt joy of the people, and finally there are people in the court who are willing to support him, that's great!
Gongsun Zhao took a deep breath and walked into the hall.

What imprinted in the eyes were two distinct parties.

One side is headed by Zhang Dun, and the other side is using Chen Guan as a sharp knife, and the quarrel is heating up.

And more officials bowed their heads silently and remained neutral.

This does not mean that there are many people who support him. In fact, Zhang Dun and his party are supported by more than a dozen officials, and the rest are against hostility and even hatred.

It's just that officials have the right to question, and they can even justifiably "swear power" without losing their reputation, and those officials have to weigh whether Gongsun Zhao's current public opinion can stop the accusations.

Therefore, from the eyes of those people who couldn't help but glance over, they were really gnashing their teeth, but they couldn't do anything about it, Gongsun Zhao couldn't help but feel better.

"I didn't expect that when we fought for three dynasties, we would fall so hard on this little warrior!"

Although Gongsun Zhao was expressionless and serious, Zeng Bu, Cai Bian and others were keenly aware of this man's good mood, and immediately became even more annoyed.

They have always regarded existences like Zhang Dun as their opponents, and Gongsun Zhao is at most a pawn to disturb the situation. As a result, the pawn jumped up and slapped his face hard, but he couldn't resist, feeling aggrieved To the extreme, the palms could not help but tremble slightly.

The corner of Gongsun Zhao's mouth raised an indiscernible arc: "I pay homage to the Queen Mother!"

Empress Dowager Xiang had a new plan at this time, and her mood improved. Looking at the judge who was fighting for her face, she showed a kind smile again: "Judge Gongsun is free of courtesy, old man, officials and ministers are all against Wu. You are very interested in killing thieves in Worry Cave!"

Under the angrily watching eyes of a group of officials, Gongsun Zhao stood up calmly and said: "Lin Yuanjing, the officer in charge of the imperial army, Zhang Bofen, the instructor of the imperial army's horse army, Zhou Tong, the chief instructor of the imperial boxing gym, and Lin Chong, a civil righteous man, and others will not agree. Under the entrustment of the Empress Dowager, eight hundred thieves were killed in Wuyou Cave, and nearly a thousand were captured. However, when the prison cart was escorting them, nearly half of the thieves were killed by the excited people. Now only five hundred thieves are being escorted to the prison, waiting to be dealt with. I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me!"

Sighed to the queen mother: "I don't blame it, of course I don't blame it. The people have suffered a lot. I didn't expect this Wuyou Cave to be so arrogant, and the number of thieves is less than two thousand..."

The ministers couldn't help whispering.

I thought there would be at least a few thousand thieves in Wuyou Cave, but it turned out that there were less than two thousand thieves, which caused the court to be in a state of distress until now, and finally they were dealt with by a mere judge, which is really embarrassing.

But even if there were only [-] soldiers, Gongsun Zhao alone led [-] soldiers, and he was still the whole team of imperial guards and arresters that day. In any case, he was not an elite army. How did he catch all the thieves in the dark and complicated environment in the cave?

Zhao Ji asked, "I don't know how Judge Gongsun defeated the many with less and wiped out the bandits. I'm very curious."

It was quite normal for an eighteen-year-old young official to ask this question, not to mention that the officials immediately pricked up their ears, and said to the Queen Mother: "Judge Gongsun, tell me carefully, the old man is also curious!"

Gongsun Zhao knew that his elder brother was low-key, indifferent to fame and fortune, and didn't want to highlight himself too much, so he said according to the agreed speech: "General Hou will be investigated, Tiexuelou, Taoyaofang and other places will be sealed, and the Wuyoudong will be cut off. For food, the bandit leader has a tyrannical temperament and has been domineering for a long time. He also clashed with the righteous people of the people. In anger, he set fire to the nest and abandoned the cave. Massacre, seeing the officers and soldiers descending from the sky, the morale suddenly collapsed, until there was no fighting spirit, and they knelt down and begged for mercy..."

Only then did the ministers suddenly realize.

It turned out that the group of thieves had no leader, and they were in chaos. No wonder the stubborn disease that had not been solved for a century was wiped out by the other party.

In the eyes of Zhang Dun and other supporters, this is by no means simple. It was Gongsun Zhao who dared to fight and fight, and he was able to make Wuyoudong internal strife.

In the hearts of the opposition, they cursed secretly, it was really lucky to be hit right by him.

Only the Empress Dowager Xiang was stunned for a moment, then her expression changed: "Judge Gongsun, according to your wishes, only those ordinary thieves were captured, but the head of the thieves escaped instead? What about the murderer who killed the two county kings?"

Gongsun Zhaodao: "Report to the Queen Mother, I will definitely arrest the leader of the thief and investigate the murder of the county king!"

The Empress Dowager's eyes became sharp, and a more heartbreaking sentence came to her throat, and she swallowed it back abruptly: "I support you so much, you didn't catch the murderer who killed the county king, but you were anxious to make decisions for the people and buy people's hearts went?"

Although she didn't say anything, this queen mother has changed from a good mood to a very bad mood.

The Empress Dowager Xiang also hated the bad behavior of Wuyou Cave, but she believed that everything must be prioritized. This time, the primary goal of destroying Wuyou Cave was obviously to catch the murderers who killed Yongyang County King and Yongjia County King. Eliminate the thieves and make decisions for the people.

In the end, this one was fine. The thieves killed and caught them. It is very likely that the murderer's head ran away. Could it be that she, the close relative of the queen mother of a country, was killed and had a deep hatred, and she was still ranked behind the common people?

Seeing the empress dowager's displeasure was beyond words, the courtiers who had opposed before were overjoyed, and immediately said: "The leader of the bandit fled, and there is a suspicion of connivance. This matter is quite suspicious, and must be clearly investigated!"

Zhang Dun shouted: "It's a bunch of nonsense! Before, you were suspicious of how Judge Gongsun would punish the thieves. Now that the truth is known, how dare you be partial?"

"Could it be that the leader of the thieves didn't even want the power he had worked so hard to manage in order to secretly inform Judge Gongsun? If you really have a lot of doubts, Judge Gongsun has captured so many thieves, so go and interrogate yourself!"

The speaker was speechless, and retreated. After Zuo Sijian Chen Guan frowned slightly, he also said: "Now it seems that the key to the destruction of Wuyou Cave is the escape of the leader of the bandits. This action has been witnessed by the imperial army." , and then Judge Gongsun captured a large number of thieves alive, and he was not afraid to ask for evidence, and he really didn't suspect that the thieves were self-respecting..."

Only then did Gongsun Zhao realize that these people were planning to slander him for raising a thief to be self-respecting. It has something to do with the official who proposed to recruit security, according to what the thief chief said, everyone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs knows..."

As soon as he said this, Zhao Ji suddenly said to the Queen Mother: "Please rest assured, there are so many thieves in Wuyou Cave, all of which were captured by Judge Gongsun within three days, and the leader of the thieves is not a problem. It will eventually subside!"

Gongsun Zhao's expression changed, and he couldn't help feeling a little strange.

According to the analysis, the officials would not speak for him. Could it be that he is suspicious?That's a great thing...

It's just that just as he raised this thought, he suddenly noticed that the face of the Queen Mother changed again.

Just now, Chen Guan took the initiative to deny the suspicion, and the Yanguan Group's flag and drums fell silent in the face of the hard evidence, which has already made the Queen Mother feel bad. Now she is even more afraid that the matter will be resolved too quickly, and she will face the difficulty of how to balance all parties and control the court.

Therefore, the son and minister of pure filial piety reminded him, and immediately said to the queen mother: "Judge Gongsun, although you have made great achievements in destroying the bandits in Wuyou cave, it is a big mistake to take away the leader of the bandits. There will be another catastrophe, this time you must plan it slowly, and don't be impatient!"

Gongsun Zhao's face changed for the first time: "Queen Mother, the leader of the thief has fled, and it is time to arrest him. How can we wait?"

The Empress Dowager was even more displeased. She also believed that Gongsun Zhao could catch the murderer. It was too late before, but now she became anxious again, and she was too inattentive. Her voice sank obviously: "Judge Gongsun, you must guard against arrogance in everything. Don't be impetuous, don't be arrogant!"

These words were already very serious, and sure enough, the face of the Yanguan Group changed a lot. Officials such as Zeng Bu and Cai Bian, who had been silent for a long time, almost laughed out loud.

In the past, Gongsun Zhao's temper must have been argued with reason, but now he knows that it is useless to say it, so he can only bow his head and say: "Please forgive me, Queen Mother... Your servant... obey the order!"

The moment he lowered his head, he paid special attention.

Then he could clearly see the fleeting complacency on Zhao Ji's face.

a heart.

Sink to the bottom of the valley completely.

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The news in the palace spread very quickly, and in just half a day, everything that happened in the palace was transmitted to every concerned official almost vividly.

Some officials believed that Gongsun Zhao was arrogant and conceited. Once he made meritorious service, he would forget about it, so he was disgusted by the queen mother.

Some officials also believed that the Empress Dowager really took him as a confidant and deliberately reprimanded him in order to reduce the hostility of the officials and let him go further.

And on the edge of the imperial city, a place where ordinary officials would avoid, a big shirtless man was working.

At this time, he had already put on an official robe to cover up his tattoos, but his street style remained the same, instead he looked a bit nondescript.

While checking the documents, footsteps sounded, and then came a majestic voice: "Is the business of the Imperial City, the business of Ding Runding?"

The big man raised his head, let out a yow, and got up to salute: "The internal servants all know, rare guest, why are you free to come to the Imperial City Secretary today?"

Tong Guandao: "There are now ten officials in the Imperial City Division. The internal servants all know and guard the shift. In fact, they can all serve as the Imperial City Division. Let me take a look. Isn't it strange?"

The big man laughed and said: "Every child knows this great future, isn't it strange to come to my dilapidated little temple?

Tong Guan looked around and sighed: "Huangcheng Division was so glorious in the past, I never thought it would be so defeated now, it's very similar to my situation..."

The big man waved his hand, and the nearby Li Xu immediately walked out without a sound: "If you have something to say, please tell me, my subordinate is listening."

A flash of admiration flashed in Tong Guan's eyes, and he leaned closer and said, "I have heard for a long time that Mr. Ding's work is free and easy, and his reputation is indeed well-deserved, so I will get straight to the point. I have some misunderstandings with Gongsun Zhao, the judge of the Kaifeng government office. I wonder if Mr. Ding can help me solve it?"

The big man raised his brows when he heard the words: "Is the 'solution' that Tong Duzhi and I think of 'solution' the same?"

Tong Guan stared at him, nodded and said, "Whatever you think."

The big man laughed: "I used to think that this world is wrong, but now that Tong knows this, I suddenly realize that this is still the world I am familiar with, and I feel more at ease..."

Tong Guan's expression darkened when he heard this: "Did Mr. Ding refuse?"

The big man grinned: "Tong Duzhi, don't be suspicious. I didn't mean to be sarcastic, but don't you know that Judge Gongsun is my junior brother? He actually came to look for me?"

Tong Guan sneered and said: "I have already investigated carefully, your master was quite partial to him back then, even the purple gold sword bestowed by the late emperor was passed on to this disciple who was the last to enter, now this Gongsun Yan Luo is famous far and wide, You are guarding this imperial city secretary with no future at all, I am afraid that you have some complaints about him..."

Having said that, Tong Guan changed the subject again: "Of course, I just want to clear up the misunderstanding with Judge Gongsun. As long as Ding's business can be done, I still have some money, so I will not be stingy!"

The big man shook his head again and again: "Tong knows that he underestimates me too much. Judge Gongsun is my dear relative, brother, brother..."

Just when Tong Guan's pupils shrank slightly, he changed the subject, seemingly abruptly, and made a very natural request: "I must be promoted!"

(End of this chapter)