Chapter six hundred and eighty: iron bones
Chen Kaiyi Road to Luoyang Palace Gate.
This place is different from the past. In the past, Chen Kai entered the court, most of the places were crowded here, but today, it was very deserted, with only a few dozen people coming. King Chen Jinjin of Liang was surrounded by stars like moonlight, looking energetic and energetic.
Chen Kaizhi immediately understood the profound meaning of the Empress Dowager.
She interferes with and does not interfere.
What is interference? Interference is this matter, she cares about it.
But what does it mean to not interfere? That means not to cause a big disturbance and invite those involved in the matter, and all the others will be rejected.
This is equivalent to treating this matter as a housework.
Such an arrangement is that the Empress Dowager is unwilling to interfere too deeply in court affairs and enables herself to be detached from the government affairs, but at the same time, she is in charge of the matter.
Sometimes, Chen Kaizhi admires the Empress Dowager very much. This is how he truly applies power to the extreme.
I can manage what I want to do.
But I ignore other things, and if something happens, it has nothing to do with me, because I live in the palace, and you will take the blame.
Chen Kaizhi arrived in front of the palace gate. It seemed that there were still people who had not arrived. Eunuchs had already looked around. Chen Renjin led the people and looked at Chen Kaizhi coldly with a smug smile in his eyes. Chen Kaizhi knew very well that these people had done their best and were waiting to see that they were in trouble.
Thinking of this, Chen Kaizhi couldn't help but curl up his lips, revealing a faint smile. The next moment, he raised his head and raised his chest, saluted to King Liang first, and said, "Hello, Your Highness, King Liang."
"Okay." Chen Rujin's attitude seemed cold and his tone was also cold.
Chen Kaizhi stood aside and simply stopped talking.
Finally, the people from Mingjingsi arrived, but only a clerk came. Although the clerk of Mingjingsi was not very good at Mingjingsi, the Empress Dowager summoned him, but only such a person came, which seemed to mean that Mingjingsi was just assisting the Sixth Secretariat to review.
Next, the old lady came to cut off the family business.
Everyone entered the palace and passed countless pavilions, pavilions and corridors. Along the way, Chen Junjin was secretly observing Chen Kaizhi. In fact, he was quite "concerned" about Chen Kaizhi. This guy often didn't play according to common sense. Could he catch any mistakes in this case?
Thinking of this, he felt a little upset, but then he became confident again. All the traces were cleaned up and there was no possibility of any mistakes. He felt relieved. After reaching the side hall, there were more than a dozen people. In addition, in this side hall, the Empress Dowager had already sat high, while the Empress Dowager Mu stood beside his mother. The four Grand Secretary of the Cabinet had already given him a seat and was waiting here.
The Empress Dowager smiled and said with a smile, "Wuzhi, you have not seen each other for so many years, but you have lost weight."
The Dali Temple Minister Wu Zhi hurriedly bowed down: "It's rare that the Empress still remembers the empress."
The Empress Dowager still had a smile in her face, her eyes drooped slightly, and she sighed deeply.
"Yes, you were still in Hanlin more than ten years ago. The Ai family remembered that the late emperor was still young at that time and often had to talk. One day, Your Majesty praised you specifically and said that you were the best in "The Book of Zhou". At that time, the Ai family summoned you, but at that time, you were stoopyed, but you didn't expect that you would be much thinner today."
Wu Zhi was ashamed, but he looked faintly proud.
When the Empress Dowager saw Wu Zhi, she couldn't help but think of what happened before. She couldn't help but sigh deeply in her heart, and then said, "There is another one named Zhou Tiezui, but are you? You have become the Minister of Justice?"
Zhou Jin, the Minister of Justice, hurriedly came out and bowed: "That... that's just a name made by others. I can't imagine that the Empress still remembers it."
"Why don't you remember?" The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Twenty-three years ago, you were just a small censor, but in the Censorate, you are the most honest. You complained about the faults of all officials in front of Emperor Jing in front of him. Emperor Jing was very upset with you, and he repeatedly complained about you, saying that you were a thug."
Zhou Jin looked ashamed and said, "I am also filled with emotion when I think of all the past."
The Empress Dowager looked at him with a smile: "Now, is the mouth of the Qing family still made of iron?"
Zhou Jin said: "It's already rusted."
The Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows: "It's not tight to rust. As long as it's still iron, the Ai family will appreciate it."
She smiled, as if she was like family affairs, and she was like a nostalgic old lady, and she seemed to see someone and stared at the clerk of the Mingjingsi: "Who is the Qing family?"
The assistant clerk hurriedly said, "The subordinate Zhu Ming is the assistant clerk of Mingjingsi."
The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at him very seriously, and spoke with great satisfaction: "Mingjingsi has always been loyal to the palace. Everyone is selfless and loyal to the duties. The late emperors of all generations have praised you. Seeing that you are taciturn, I feel a little upright, very good."
The assistant minister Zhu Ming hurriedly said, "The Empress is a mischievous praise."
The Empress Dowager finally looked around, looked around, and continued to smile, "Ai, there are many of you, and the Ai family has met well, which reminds the Ai family of many past events, but the past is like smoke. I don't mention the past events anymore. Today, I invite everyone to come, not to fight or kill, nor to count the past events in detail. There is only one thing, that is, to cut off a right and wrong."
"The most difficult thing in this world is right and wrong. Look, on one side is King Liang, Mingjingsi, Zhou Tiezui, and loyal and kind-hearted people like Wu Zhi. Back then, the Ai family remembered that there were a large number of these people, but they were all strong and strong. If the Ai family believed that you officials protected each other, the Ai family would not believe it, and they would not believe it!"
"But on the other side, isn't Chen Kaizhi worthy of trust? This is not right. The child of Chen Qing family is impressed by the Ai family. He has made great contributions. Since that's the case, let's all be together and distinguish right from wrong. Okay, who should talk about it now?"
She smiled, and everyone on her head looked at each other. The quiet and terrible sound of needles falling could almost be heard.
Queen Mother Mu only stood beside her, her eyes gently swept across everyone's faces and her lips narrowed slightly. Even though she saw through the thoughts of many people, she was still expressionless, like a person who was fine, calm, dignified and noble.
At this time, Zhou Jin took the lead and said, "I will talk first."
Queen Mother Mu smiled: "It's true that Zhou Tiezui is still the same, and she is still the same. Okay, let's ask you to tell me."
Zhou Jin bowed down: "Empress, I accused Chen Kaizhi of false accusation. The Prince Consort of Guang'an was not guilty, but Chen Kaizhi took people for no reason, and the noble relatives of the country would take them as soon as possible. Why? This is why Chen Kaizhi has always been indulged in the Jinyiwei. Since the founding of the Jinyiwei, these strong men of the Jinyiwei have all been above the top, thinking that they have supported themselves, arrested them everywhere and tortured them. I don't know how many people have suffered. The people are afraid of it like snakes and scorpions, and are afraid of goodness every night. I don't know when someone will invade the door and trample them. But I never thought that not only did they not know how to reflect, they were even more rampant. This time, they first took the nephew of the Guang'an Prince Consort and tortured confession. Then they took the Prince Consort of Guang'an. If it weren't for Zong Ling's Mansion that he had learned the news, he decisively reported it to the palace and went to the Beizhen Fushi Department to rescue him, I'm afraid I don't know how Chen Kaizhi would torture the Prince Consort of Guang'an."
Zhou Jin was well organized, and the charges he gave Chen Kaizhi'an were also angering, but Chen Kaizhi did not refute, but listened quietly.
"Empress, I have no relationship with the Prince Consort of Guang'an, and I have no selfish relationships in normal times. He is the royal relative and the minister of the Ministry of Justice. However, the imperial court has its own laws, but the Jinyiwei is in the capital, which makes everyone feel in danger. I dare to ask, they claim to govern the capital with the king's law, but where is the king's law?"
"I sue Chen Kaizhi for false accusations, and the second is that the Jinyiwei harms the people. Please tell me the Empress to distinguish right from wrong!"
These words were reasonable, but the Empress Dowager was tense and nodded: "What you said is the truth?"
Zhou Jin was righteous: "All what I said is true."
The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes, and her eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, but it just flashed, and immediately raised her eyebrows and said solemnly: "If what is reported is true, then Chen Kaizhi will become a traitor, and the Jinyiwei will be even more terrifying, right?"
"yes."
The Empress Dowager sighed deeply in her heart, then looked around everyone, and asked, "So what do you think of the ministers?"
The Dali Temple Minister Wu Zhi said seriously: "I am the Dali Temple Minister. Like the Minister of Zhou, they are in charge of the name of punishment. The case of Guang'an Prince Consort is specially conducted. The Sixth Department will conduct a special trial. Every detail is carefully verified and I dare not make any mistakes. I dare to speak out. This case is indeed a false accusation. I dare to take the head of the neck as a guarantee."
His words were loud and striking.
The other Zong Ling Mansions and the Censorate nodded and echoed, "Empress, the imperial case in history has been mostly tried by the Three Divisions to find out the truth. But this time, it is the Six Divisions to try. If you want to protect the officials, aren't the ministers in the court worthy of trust? In the court, there are so many loyal ministers and straight ministers inside and outside the court, even if there are some unworthy people, I dare to say that there are traitors and loyalty. If you want to make the six Divisions agree, it is impossible unless it is the truth. Please ask the Empress to make a clear distinction."
What they said actually makes sense, and this is the trial of the Six Divisions.
The Empress Dowager frowned slightly, thinking about how to solve it, and was also thinking about what kind of person Chen Kaizhi was. Therefore, she sighed deeply in her heart and said lightly: "What you said is very reasonable, but the Ai family still has to ask someone."
Just now, except for Chen Kaizhi, only the assistant minister of Mingjingsi, Zhu Ming, kept silent. She looked at Zhu Ming with a side look: "Zhu Qing family, Ai family wants to hear what Mingjingsi's opinions."
Chapter completed!