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Episode 1: New arrival, Chapter 588: Seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times

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    At the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the interrogation broke up, and the two presiding officers retreated to talk alone with the confession.  We talked over and over again, but nothing new came up.

    The two of them really did their best today, helping Li You build momentum and giving him a chance to launch a counterattack.  However, when it was time to make the final move, Li You himself shrank inexplicably, which was really puzzling.  As for the current plan, we can only tell the truth.

    On the other side, Li You was led by the guards towards Tianlao.  After careful inventory by the warden outside the door, he passed through the small doorway that was so narrow that it could only accommodate one person, and then passed through the long closed passage before entering the prison hidden by the high wall.

    Li You has been in the Procuratorate for a few days and is no stranger to it. He is not as cautious and nervous as other prisoners.  He said to the little ninth-grade prisoner easily: "Is your surname Wu? Find me a warm and comfortable room. My body is very weak and I can't bear the pain."

    Although this jailer is new, he still has eyes. Seeing the manner in which Li You entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate today, he knew that he could not really treat him as someone else's prisoner.

    Most of the people temporarily detained in the Sky Prison of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are officials. The living conditions inside are already many times better than those in other prisons. Li You's request is not difficult to handle, and Wu Si Prison fully agrees.

    Then he took Li You to a sunny courtyard planted with a few green pines, pointed to the main hall and said: "A governor has just lived here, and he has kept it neatly kept. Lord Li, please stay here for the time being."

    Could it be the place where Yang Futai, the former governor of Fengyang, lived?  Li You thanked him a few times and looked around the yard.  The east wing seemed to be empty, but when I looked at the west wing, I found someone standing at the door of the room, looking familiar.  After careful identification, Li Daguan actually recognized that he was Luo Xingye, the former right-wing political advisor and the prefect of Yangzhou

    Li You quickly turned to the prison chief and said righteously: "Since this place is used by a second-grade official, I can't be rude! I am willing to set an example and abide by the law. Lord Wu, please give me a slightly worse place!"  "

    Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. Li You, who is cautious and suspicious, does not dare to live in the same courtyard as Luo Xingye.  Who knows if he will do something that will lead to death together.

    This yard was originally the place where the three men involved in the Yangzhou salt case were imprisoned. Now the other two have been released, except Luo Xingye, who was subject to exile and had to be escorted by police officers.  But the New Year is coming soon, and no one is willing to go out, so we can only wait until after the New Year before we can assign Luo Xingye.

    "Hahahaha! God's way is good, but retribution is not good. Li, you have today too! You have today too!" Luo Xingye was bored.  Suddenly he saw that the enemy who sent him to the prison was also being escorted in. He felt so happy that he couldn't help but scream.

    But his reaction was really too slow.  At this time, Li Daguan and Wu Siyu only left his back, and they didn't know if they heard him.

    When Li You was arrested and "imprisoned", a riot broke out in the coal market outside Fuchengmen.

    This morning.  When many people came to Taisheng Coal Shop from all directions with hopes to continue buying coal, they found that not only was the door of the coal shop closed, but there were no traces of anyone from the shopkeeper to the clerk.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? If it is excused that it is too early to open, then it is very strange that the people in the store disappeared without a trace.

    People who came to buy coal were talking and speculating outside the door.  Suddenly, a man who looked like a waiter appeared in front of the crowd and stood under the door of the shop, attracting the crowd's attention.  Someone immediately asked: "Is this guy a guy here?"

    Han Zong nodded sadly and said, "Exactly."

    "Will it open today or not?"

    Han Zong replied with a sad face: "Excuse me, I'm afraid that our store will not be able to open again. Yesterday, a palace eunuch came to seize the coal in our store. He was sternly rejected by the owner and had a conflict with the eunuch. Now the store manager and the eunuch  The employees all went out to seek refuge, and our boss also went home overnight to make arrangements for the funeral."

    After the news spread, people were in an uproar.  Some people were helpless, shook their heads and left with a sigh, while other people talked angrily and refused to leave for a long time.

    Han Zong suddenly spoke again: "I almost forgot to mention it. My boss said that there are still tens of thousands of kilograms of coal in our coal yard. We can't give it to eunuchs and profiteers in vain, so we will give it to you. The door is now wide open, and those who are destined can come."  Take it for yourself!¡±

    As the saying goes.  Coincidentally, at this time, the supervisor of the Department of Salary Management led dozens of thugs to the Taisheng Coal Shop.

    It turns out that Mr. Huang, the deputy of the Right Division of the Xixin Division, filed a complaint against Li You in the palace.  But I couldn't swallow this feeling in my heart, and the shame of being beaten lingered.  As the only supervisor-level eunuch to be seriously injured by outsiders in recent years, his matter has been made a laughing stock in the palace by those who do not deal with it.

    After hearing that Li You was sentenced to prison, Eunuch Huang felt that the important matter had been accomplished and he could let go, so he ordered his subordinates to go to Taipei.The coal shop retaliated by smashing it and robbing coal.

    Supervisor Deng of the Xinxi Department was eager to flatter him, and he also planned to take advantage of him.  He personally led more than fifty people to the coal market.  The road was so violent that pedestrians tried to avoid it, which made him feel a little proud.  When I arrived, I happened to encounter Han Zong announcing that the existing coal would be given away to the people for free

    It was too coincidental that Xixinsi came, and it was a little different from the set script. Han Zong looked at the chaotic scene in surprise, and then quietly slipped away.  Anyway, the master's order is to cause chaos, so why is chaos not chaos?  His original plan was to incite the angry people who couldn't grab coal to rob the profiteer's coal shop nearby.

    An hour later, a messenger horse pierced the streets of Xicheng and arrived outside the right gate of Chang'an, the imperial city. It shouted to the guard in uniform on duty: "Report for a civil uprising!"

    News about disasters, civil commotions, and major military situations in the capital area can be reported directly to the imperial court in this way. The royal guards on duty received the documents and hurried to the palace.

    Another quarter of an hour later, this urgent document was placed on the imperial desk of Wenhua Palace.  The emperor, who had nothing to do a year ago but wanted to act like he was in charge of the imperial palace, was secretly reading a novel about poetry. He was also called out from the side hall to read the document that had just been delivered.

    It was reported by the censor of the Xicheng City Patrol, to the effect that at the coal market outside Fuchengmen, coal buyers and eunuchs from the Xixin Department fought over the supply of coal in Taisheng Coal Shop, and six eunuchs were killed.  There were also rioters, and two coal shops were looted.  Fortunately, the Xicheng Soldiers and Horses Division and the patrol battalion were able to suppress the situation, and the situation was about to calm down. Dozens of people have been arrested and asked to be judged.

    The emperor had not had much experience and had not yet developed the character of being indifferent to favors and humiliations. After seeing this, he was in a bad mood, so he summoned Duan Zhien for questioning.

    Duan Zhien confidently said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this must be Li You's plan! Li You is used to causing troubles to manipulate people's hearts and take advantage of the situation to do secretive things. In the past, people could not investigate carefully and often suffered from it.  But as long as your majesty sees through his true nature, he will not be deceived by it!"

    "How to see through?" the emperor asked again.

    Eunuch Duan had studied Li You thoroughly for a long time. When the emperor inquired about it, he quickly replied: "If we talk about this incident, Li You first deceived the people with low prices and small profits. The common people are greedy for profit and will fall into the trap; secondly,  Deliberately creating the appearance of conflict with Eunuch Huang, provoking disputes and conflicts, and laying the foundation for disaster; what followed was today's civil unrest.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? I dare to say that this is because Li You deliberately instigated the people behind his back, manipulated the people's hearts, and did not hesitate to make the matter bigger, so as to use others to show his reputation and achieve his own selfish interests!  This is exactly what he has always done, and it will be the same this time as well!  "

    The emperor Ruo Youruo nodded and said to the eunuch waiting next to him: "Go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to ask, what was the result of Li You's trial?"

    The little eunuch responded smartly, turned around and walked out.  Duan Zhien took the opportunity to add another word: "Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I can still tell one or two things. Then Li You must have relied on the power of his tongue to make up countless rhetoric to denounce Huang Yong, and took the opportunity to attack us slaves. His basic plan is  He is trying every possible means to incite the courtiers to fight with His Majesty in order to force His Majesty to give in! Moreover, I can foresee that many courtiers will cooperate with him. Your Majesty cannot ignore this and cannot be fooled by him!"

    Jing and the emperor didn't have a very intuitive feeling about the people, but Duan Daban had personal experience when it came to the courtiers, and he immediately became dizzy.

    It seems that he was impulsive in issuing an edict to arrest Li You Emperor Jinghe suddenly regretted it. There were too many ways to deal with ministers.

    Duan Zhien observed the words and expressions, and naturally guessed what he was thinking, so he said: "Your Majesty is arbitrary and arbitrary, how can he be controlled by his subordinates? Li You, who is accustomed to selling his name, must not be frivolous! Otherwise, he will  If you do not obey the Holy Will and are often threatened by it, where is your Majesty's dignity?

    If he benefits from this and everyone in the court follows suit, the situation will be out of control. Therefore, Li You's harm lies not in himself, but in people's hearts!  Your Majesty must deal with Li You to rectify people's hearts!  "

    Jinghe Tianzi finally nodded. From the perspective of imperial skills, it is not easy to control people like Li You, and they do not completely obey themselves. Of course, they should be taught a lesson.

    Duan Zhien was secretly happy. Li You had really made another empiricist error. Did he think his original tricks would still work in front of the emperor?

    At this time, the little eunuch sent by the emperor to question the Metropolitan Procuratorate came back in a hurry.  It turned out that he had just walked to Huiji Gate when he met the eunuch of the clerk's room who sent Li You's memorial to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for trial, so he took the memorial back.

    Emperor Jinghe took the memorial and looked at it, then glanced at Duan Zhien thoughtfully.  Eunuch Duan has been with the Emperor for more than ten years and is very familiar with the Emperor's emotions. At this time, he instinctively felt that the Emperor was a little cold, but he didn't know what the problem was.

    When Duan Zhien saw the contents of the memorial, he was shocked from the bottom of his heart. How is this possible?  This Li You was actually willing to plead guilty, without any excuses or excuses, let alone the harsh and harsh words that he had speculated!  He actually admitted the crime honestly!

    "The words I said seemed to be fabricated by villains out of thin air. No wonder the emperor's attitude became cold.

    Just when Eunuch Duan was filled with embarrassment and didn¡¯t know where to start, another eunuch sent him a memorial. The author of the memorial was shocking: Princess Guide.  This surprised the emperor. The imperial sister always said something directly to her face. She never used the form of memorial. What accident happened today?

    The content of Princess Guide's memorial is very simple, which means "hearing is false, seeing is true, hearing a hundred times is not as good as seeing once".There are no words of excuse, not to mention the sharp and harsh words that I speculated!  He actually admitted the crime honestly!

    "The words I said seemed to be fabricated by villains out of thin air. No wonder the emperor's attitude became cold.

    Just when Eunuch Duan was filled with embarrassment and didn¡¯t know where to start, another eunuch sent him a memorial. The author of the memorial was shocking: Princess Guide.  This surprised the emperor. The imperial sister always said something directly to her face. She never used the form of memorial. What accident happened today?

    The content of Princess Guide's memorial is very simple, which means "hearing is false, seeing is true, hearing a hundred times is not as good as seeing once".
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