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Chapter 35
Ji Xu didn't answer directly, he said: "Your Majesty, is the rule of the world based on writing or ability?"

A well-written article may not necessarily make you a good official.Wang Bo's article was not very good, but what about his official career?

Wu Zetian was silent.After a while, he said: "Don't the people who wrote the three "Ma Shuo" have no talent?"

You want to plead for the ministers, but don't try to fool me.Don't you want talent?Just relying on this young man to write three "Ma Shuo", it is thought-provoking.I don't believe it, even if all the ministers of the DPRK and China are gathered together, they may not be able to come up with such a profound truth.

Ji Xu said again: "Your Majesty, since His Majesty launched the revolution, the ministers in the court are basically the elites of the Tang Dynasty, and they were also appointed by His Majesty himself. Although there are mistakes, people are not sages, so how can there be no mistakes?"

Ji Xu didn't dare to say it either, not because the minister didn't want to say it, but because he was afraid that you might suffer disaster because of the unknown origin of this young man in the end because of the recommendation.Therefore, he shifted the direction and explained the truth from another angle.In fact, the so-called "revolution" launched by Wu Zetian, that is, killing people, wiped out all potential dangers and forces opposing her.Now the remaining ministers are basically ministers who are loyal to her, and they are all allowed by Wu Zetian himself.If you say that these ministers are not good, it is tantamount to saying that you have no vision.

This sentence is very tactful, but the actual content is sharp.

Ji Xu said again: "Although this young man is very intelligent, he is still in the stage of growth. Your Majesty did not hear that Gan Luo was a young man in the past, but when he became an adult, he disappeared from everyone."

No matter how smart a young man is, he is not as capable as Gan Luo.But because the seedlings were encouraged to grow, they did nothing when they became adults, and disappeared.On the contrary, like Han Xin and Su Qin, they have suffered a lot when they were young, and they have worked hard in the future, but they have made greater achievements.Perhaps it might not be a good thing to bring this young man to the court now.This is to persuade Wu Zetian from the perspective of talent growth.

"It's too late to make up for it. Now that this young man has not had an accident, just send someone to find him immediately. Your Majesty, the ministers are His Majesty's ministers. You can't reprimand the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty as useless because of a young man. Even if the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty Taken together, they are not as wise as His Majesty. If the ministers have made mistakes, please point them out. Now, Your Majesty, please give the ministers a chance, and the young man is also missing now, and we still have to wait for His Majesty's imperial decree on how to deal with it."

First flatter.You are the emperor, you are the smartest, and now the ministers have made mistakes, you should correct them.The actual meaning is that you should not be angry now, the minister is waiting for your order to finish the dispersal of the court, and the boy is on the run and needs your order to protect him.Let's get down to business.

Wu Zetian let him speak angrily.

When Ji Xu saw Wu Zetian laughed, he climbed up the tree on a pole, pulled her clothes and said, "Your Majesty, please return to the palace."

It is true that this minister is also a cruel official, but Zhou Junchen and the others are incomparable to him.

Seeing Wu Zetian came back, the ministers were relieved.

Apparently Wu Zetian didn't want to get entangled in this issue this time either, instead she was angry again without answering the question.She watched Sihu join the army and Judiciary joined the army in Luoyang, and asked, "You two will report the case that happened the day before yesterday to me in detail."

The expressions of the two officials changed upon hearing this.Even said it the day before yesterday.So the two of them honestly told the story before and after.

After receiving the report, the yamen servant rushed over first.But when they arrived, not only the remaining murderer escaped, but also the young man who was assassinated escaped.When the two officials heard about this, they came immediately on horseback, without even taking a sedan chair.

At that time, there were still many people gathered around to watch the excitement, but they did not disperse.Therefore, it is easy to ask clearly before and after things.And a dead assassin was found, that is, the big man who grabbed Wang Hua's collar, named Shen Laosi, who was from the suburbs outside the South Gate of Luoyang.He practiced martial arts since he was a child, and because of his bad character, he became a bully in the village. Therefore, he was punished twice by the government and beaten with dozens of sticks.But each time after release, he did not repent.There was another assassin, the one killed by Wang Hua, whose identity has not yet been identified.The escaped assassin, who may be the real mastermind, was also not identified.

Because of Wang Hua's heroic performance, many people talked about it, resulting in some weird theories.That is to say, it blows so loudly that even ghosts and gods come out.The main reason was that Wang Hua was grabbed by the collar of Shen Laosi's clothes at that time, and the escaped assassin attacked Wang Hua from behind.But Wang Hua suddenly fell to the ground as if he had eyes in his back, and dragged Shen Laosi down, and used Shen Laosi as a living shield to escape.

This reason was also found out yesterday.Because of the scene of the crime, there was a shop in the east, and there was a bronze mirror in the shop. In the afternoon, the sun just shone on the bronze mirror, making the bronze mirror extraordinarily bright.Therefore, you can stand sparsely across the alley and see the projection inside the alley.It is estimated that this young man saw the assassin's assassination from the reflection of the bronze mirror.

The only remaining living assassin escaped without knowing his origin.So they took their men to look for the boy.The only clue is to be found from this boy.

It turned out that the boy had also escaped.But because of Wang Hua's scenery in Luoyang during this period, he soon found out what happened to him in the past.The boy is 12 years old, of course, now that the first month has passed, he is considered 13 years old.Perhaps because of poor family circumstances, he made a living making lacquerware.Because of the exquisite lacquerware, the shopkeeper of Qizhenxuan had some evil thoughts.This is the first time this teenager has had a conflict with someone in Luoyang.

Although it is not good for Qi Zhenxuan to say this, Wu Zetian seems to know everything now, and the two officials dare not hide it.

Then the boy began to sell the lacquerware produced to Hanlinzhai.Because of the close contacts between Hanlinzhai and the Wang family in Taiyuan, the fifth lady of the Wang family lived in Hanlinzhai after she came to Luoyang.Although it is the property of the Wang family here, it cannot be clearly stated that this is an unspoken rule. Although the Wang family refers to a family, the Tang law only stipulates that officials are not allowed to do business.There are many laws that stipulate the punishment of officials doing business, and even relatives such as business uncles are not allowed to be officials.It is also a piece of paper. In the Tang Dynasty, noble relatives and high-ranking officials accepted bribes in business, which was repeatedly prohibited.Some do it secretly, and some do it openly.Even the history books have recorded it many times.

But because it was run by a brother from a distant house, even Wu Zetian could not publicly accuse the Wang family of being businessmen.These two officials dare not say that Hanlinzhai is the property of the Wang family.

They also dare not hide.So I continued, but later the Wang family's Saburo Wang Shu came to Luoyang to work, and laughed at the article written by this young man.This young man was also not a benevolent person, and he fought back on the spot. This is the origin of the song "Sleepwalking in Tianmu Mountain".

This is also the second time the boy has had a feud in Luoyang.

But why would Wang Shu satirize this boy.The two officials continued to investigate and found the reason.Because I like the lacquerware made this year, and this young man is proficient in music, and has taught the five ladies of the Wang family.Therefore, the fifth lady of the Wang family had been with this young man once or twice.This caused Wang Shu to misunderstand, thinking that the boy was seducing his sister, which is why what happened that day happened.

In fact, this is secretly defending Wang Shu. Although he made a mockery of Wang Hua, it is understandable.In order to protect his sister, it is inevitable that his words will go too far.There are still officials sitting beside the Wang family, not to mention officials who are married or related to the Wang family, there are more.

The two officials spoke very carefully, and said from the standpoint of "justice", that this was indeed a misunderstanding, otherwise Wang Hua would not have given such a fierce counterattack that day.

They also want to say that this case cannot be done by Wang Shu.After all, he came from a famous family, but seeing Wu Zetian's face turned pale again after hearing about this case, he dared not mention it.The two murmured: "It probably happened like this. The specific situation will not be known until we find this young man and the four hooligans he took care of."

"You ruffians? They all joined the army. There is one more thing you haven't reported to the God Emperor. These four are not bad ruffians, but after meeting this young man, what has changed?" Zhang Yizhi, who hadn't interrupted for a long time, said suddenly.

At this time, all the ministers suddenly realized that this matter was revealed to Wu Zetian by the Zhang brothers.

As soon as Zhang Yizhi interjected, sweat dripped from the foreheads of all those who joined the army. He quickly said: "Your Majesty, I should die. I forgot to report another matter. These four ruffians were originally gangsters near the West Market. But when they met After being a teenager, a lot has changed. Even their family members feel lucky."

After finishing speaking, he also looked at Zhang Yizhi to see if he was satisfied.This fall is two different things.If according to the former statement, things flock together and people are divided into groups, then it is possible that Wang Hua's character is the same.But the latter statement raised Wang Hua's height a lot.This is very similar to the behavior of the two brothers Lu Ji and Lu Yun, the famous scholars in the south of the Yangtze River who instructed Zhou Chu, and it is a virtue.

Only now did Du Jianjun really feel that this case made him useless. Whether it was the Wang family in Taiyuan or the Zhang brothers, he was not something he could afford to offend as a small member of the army.

Before he could continue to think, he heard a "dang clang".

Wu Zetian had already thrown down the teacup on the table.She said sadly: "A child who was only 12 years old went to Luoyang alone to make a living because of his poor family. Now, for a little money, people are forced to shout out that An Neng is a big man, and I can't do it." Happy face. I want to be a hermit, really promising."

Many ministers frowned when they heard this. According to Wu Zetian's statement, Hanlinzhai and Qizhenxuan would be in bad luck, and they might be implicated in the two families of Wang and Zheng.This crime is too great, to persecute a 12-year-old child for some money.

Even if the two families of Wang and Zheng were able to stay out of the matter in the end, their reputations would become notorious.

(End of this chapter)