Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 67, out
Meng Wu got up and returned to the ranks of generals, Yao Jia stood up again and said

"Your Majesty, there are a lot of people involved in this matter, please order your Majesty to thoroughly investigate this matter, and arrest all treasoners."

"The widow understands, so I will hand over this matter to Ting Wei." Ying Zheng said.

"Your Majesty has a lot to do with this matter. I'm afraid Tingwei has limited manpower. Why don't you let other people assist Yao Shangqing to investigate together? Lord Chang'an has always been famous. How about letting him assist Tingwei?" The Empress Dowager Huayang looked at Ying Zheng and said. .

"Hold on, Queen Mother, Lord Chang'an may not be able to take on this important task. Someone once saw Mi Shuo bring a lot of money to visit Lord Chang'an." Lu Buwei said.

"What do you mean? Are you questioning Lord Chang'an's complicity with these rebellious parties?" said the Empress Dowager Huayang.

"It's not that I doubt it, it's that Mr. Chang'an submitted it yesterday to show the merits of some people who have made great contributions to the disaster relief, but after my investigation, some of the names of those people included those who belonged to the rebellious party, so I have to remind Queen Mother, it's not that you are doubting Lord Chang'an." Lu Buwei said neither humble nor overbearing.

"Absurd, how could Mr. Chang'an participate in the rebellious party?" said the Empress Dowager Huayang.

Just when Lu Buwei was about to speak, the sound of the empress dowager coming rang through the hall, and everyone looked up. The empress dowager Zhao—Zhao Ji came to the hall with her entourage, and the attendants carried the bench to the other side of Yingzheng.

"Meet the Queen Mother!"

"Excuse me." Zhao Ji said casually.

"Why is the queen mother here?" Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Ji and asked.

"My palace heard that today's court meeting will not end for a long time, so I came to take a look. I heard some things about today's court meeting on the way." Zhao Ji said while sitting down. He lowered his head and dared not raise his head.

Everyone present knew that this was a game between all the forces in the Qin Dynasty. Lu Buwei's prime minister, Huayang Empress Dowager Chu's Chu, and Zhao Ji's Zhao family all felt a sense of crisis. Determine whether you will be a victim of this game.

"The matter about the mother's mother is..." Ying Zheng said the matter.

"Mr. Chang'an has always had a good reputation. The prime minister should be cautious. Why not send someone to investigate and restore Mr. Chang'an's innocence." Zhao Ji said unhurriedly.

The face of Cheng Yu below changed. He did report the request for merit and recommendation, and just yesterday Mi Shuo sent a lot of jewelry and money, saying that it was for gratitude, Cheng Yu did not refuse, and wooed courtiers and The support of money is indispensable for cultivating power.

The Empress Dowager Huayang knew that the situation was bad when she saw Cheng Yu's face, so she said

"Then check it out. If Mr. Chang'an is really in the same league with them, he will not be lightly forgiven."

"Then ask Ting Wei to check it out," Ying Zheng said.

"No, I'll send someone to investigate right away," Yao Jia said.

"No need, yesterday my subordinates saw a group of people driving a carriage to the Chang'an Emperor's Mansion. At that time, I felt that there was something wrong, so I sent someone to catch the driver afterwards. This is what I interrogated." Lu Buwei took out A scroll of bamboo slips said.

Ying Zheng nodded, and Zhao Gao took the bamboo slips and handed them to Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng didn't change much after reading them, but gave them to the Empress Dowager Huayang, and finally to Zhao Ji.

"The prime minister said that someone bribed Mr. Chang'an, and the bamboo slips are the amount of bribes, right?" Zhao Ji said.

"That's right, whether it's true or not, you only need to search the Chang'an Palace to find out." Lu Buwei said.

"What do you want to say, Mr. Chang'an?" Zhao Ji looked at Cheng Yu and said.

The goal of Zhao Ji and Lu Buwei is very clear, Cheng Yu. Even if Cheng Yu cannot be killed, Cheng Yu must no longer be able to compete for the throne. Zhao Ji is in the harem and knows everything about the harem, including Cheng Yu's biological mother Xia Queen Mother.

Cheng Yu's mother is from the state of Chu, and because of the Queen Mother Xia's relationship, that's why the Huayang Queen Mother will support Cheng Yu. If it is suppressed, Cheng Yu will never be able to turn the sky again.

"After all, it's the prime minister's one-sided words. Mr. Chang'an, tell yourself, what exactly is this matter?" The Empress Dowager Huayang asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Queen Mother, Mi Shuo did come to visit me with money, but in order for me to buy food for him to help the people in the disaster-stricken area, the list of people recommended and asked for credit was decided after discussing with Mi Shuo. Who would have thought that this person conspired to collude with the local government? It was because of the ignorance of the minister that he almost made a big mistake, and I ask the king and the queen mother to punish him!" When Cheng Yu said the word punishment, his heart was already bleeding , he knew that after this time, he would have no chance to stand up again.

"Since it was Mi Shuo who asked Mr. Chang'an to buy food, there is no such thing as bribery. It can only be said that Mr. Chang'an is ignorant of people." The Empress Dowager Huayang said.

"The queen mother's words are different. I heard that Mi Shuo visited Lord Chang'an three times with treasures. If it was to buy food, I'm afraid it wouldn't take so much?" Lu Buwei continued.

The Empress Dowager Huayang's complexion darkened, and the courtiers below started arguing again based on this matter. The Chu family believed that Cheng Yu was ignorant, while the Prime Minister's and Zhao families believed that Mr. Chang'an was suspected of accepting bribes.

"Enough is enough!" Ying Zheng clapped the case and said

"The purpose of Mi Shuo's visit to Lord Chang'an is unclear. After the investigation by Ting Wei, Lord Chang'an can be cleared, but Lord Chang'an almost recommends a young man because he doesn't know anyone. He has to be fined for one year. Deprive of eligibility for court council, wait until the court officer investigates clearly, send him back to the fief, and work with the people for a year as punishment."

When Ying Zheng's words came out, everyone gasped, and Cheng Yu even lowered his head and his face was full of sternness. These punishments seemed to be innocuous, even if it was to deprive the court council, it was only a temporary matter, but the repatriation Fiefdom, which means that Lord Chang'an is no longer eligible to compete for the throne, unless Yingzheng dies unexpectedly or rebels.

"Tingwei's manpower is limited, and Lord Changping has always been famous. He ordered Changping Jun to assist Tingwei in investigating the disaster relief. Do you have any objections?" Ying Zheng continued.

Yingzheng knew that after this time, Chengyu would no longer be able to compete with Yingzheng for the throne, so he might as well sell his favor to the Chu family, so as to win over the Chu family. After all, he has too little power at his disposal. After a setback, the entire court will be Lu Buwei's one-spoken hall. In addition, the Chu family will inevitably suffer a lot after this incident. At this time, the wooing will definitely be effective. Although the Chu family is a mixed bag, there are still people who can do things.

The ministers looked at Yingzheng, who made the decision, and understood that the king was no longer the puppet who let others do his best, and had already exposed his fangs to power, which made these ministers not know for a while. But the generals were very happy about this, because they needed an ambitious king, only in this way could they have more opportunities to make contributions on the battlefield.

"I have no objection." Lu Buwei said first.

"The minister has no objection."

"Where are the two queen mothers?" Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Ji and Huayang queen mother beside him and said.

"The Ai family has no objection." Zhao Ji said.

The Empress Dowager Huayang's face was a bit ugly, but in the end she just sighed and said, "The Ai family has no objections, so let's do it this way."

"In this case, today's court meeting is over." Ying Zheng said with a smile on his face. Today's court meeting is the happiest since he took the throne. For the first time, he is no longer a role of letting go, but doing He was very excited to play the role of the final order, and he was even more grateful to Ziyou. Without Ziyou, he would not have been able to win the battle between the Chu family and the prime minister's snipe and clam. It also has its own power.

(End of this chapter)