There are only two possibilities. One is that Cao Chong and others noticed it in advance, but looking at the expressions of Cao Chong and others, it is obvious that this is not the case. The other is that there is a further conspiracy.
When the soldiers went to search the residences of Liu Xun and Zhou Buyi, Huang Yueying suddenly came up with a guess. Xu Jing had no choice but to fight to the death. Could it have been arranged by someone in advance?
If this is the case, then the sheep head will definitely be found in the rooms of Liu Xun and Zhou Buyi, and if the other party can let Cao Chong go first, Zhou Buyi should not be the one to be framed.
Since Huang Lan was executed, Huang Yueying has been observing Huang Quan. She does not think that Huang Quan will take revenge for Huang Lan, but it is also a habitual observation.
Today Huang Quan did not show any flaws. On the contrary, he was very calm. But it was this calmness that made Huang Yueying suspicious.
Since Huang Lan was executed, Huang Quan has been worried a lot, but today he is so calm. Isn¡¯t it strange?
Thinking about the soldiers now searching Liu Xun's residence, Huang Yueying suddenly felt that something was fishy. If it were found in Liu Xun's room, it would be a big trouble and it wouldn't even be possible to wash it off.
The only way is to let the other party reveal his flaws, but who are Huang Quan and Xu Jing? Is it so easy to reveal one's flaws? Even if the truth is revealed, it cannot be done in a hurry.
Huang Yueying can only put her mind on the contractor.
This foreman is what makes Huang Yueying strangest. No matter which room he is found in, Cao Chong, Liu Xun, or Zhou Buyi, he will not be able to get away with the crime of bribery. For such a serious bribery, he is not afraid of being punished like Huang Lan. killed?
But not only did the contractor enthusiastically admit that he had bribed, but looking at his expression, he seemed to be worried that he had not found the sheep's head. If he did not find the sheep's head, it would be a false accusation, but if he found the sheep's head, it would be a bribe. This foreman is praying for greater sins. Is he sick?
When the contractor came before, everyone knew that his family was a wealthy businessman, but he was far from rich enough to own an entire Qingshan Jade.
¡°And his wealth is due to the rise of the Sichuan Army in his generation. His ancestors were poor and suddenly became rich. Where did the ancestral Qingshan Jade come from?
Huang Yueying expected that this foreman did not have Qingshan Jade at all, and at most he was framed by someone. The maintenance of jade is a very complicated knowledge.
¡°It is certain that Xu Jing thought of setting up the trap because after Cao Chong came forward to reduce the title, the contractor could not learn it in such a short time, so he asked Huzi to use the camphor wood handkerchief.
When a camphor wood handkerchief encounters green mountain jade, the jade will corrode and lose its luster over a long period of time. If passed down from generation to generation. Don't you know?
The foreman now finally knew where he had gone wrong. He looked at Hu Zi and said, "But you also use"
"If I didn't use it, how could I hide it from you? But you didn't see that I was carrying a piece of paper." Huzi took out a piece of paper and waved it in front of the foreman, who's eyesight went dark. Fainted.
Huang Yueying smiled and said to the ministers: "Everyone knows. The maintenance of Qingshan Jade requires a lot of money. Even if the contractor did not wipe it with a camphor wood handkerchief just now, his parents and ancestors were all poor, so where did the ancestral Qingshan Jade come from.
????In fact, generally speaking. Those who collect precious Qingshan jade are all rich and powerful elegant people. I think that several of the adults in our court are capable of collecting it, Lord Xu Jing. Do you agree? "
Huang Yueying's voice suddenly turned cold as she spoke: "This is obviously not the contractor's thing, but someone used it and hid it in a flower pot to frame Cao Chong and the eldest prince. They also said that the contractor was a relative of the former eldest prince's guard captain. It was framed. Prince, you are so brave."
"Xu Jing, what's going on?" Liu Zhang said to Xu Jing in a cold voice.
"I, I" Xu Jing cursed the foreman ten thousand times in his heart. Xu Jing turned to look at Huang Quan, but Huang Quan didn't look at him. Xu Jing finally knew that he had been completely used.
When I first found the sheep head, I thought that although the matter was a big deal, I had nothing to do with it. Even if I offended the eldest prince, I could just fix it later. Besides, Huang Quan was still here and could make friends with the second prince. Now I have completely become an outcast. son.
"Hand over the contractor, Xu Jing, to the Jin Yiwei, we must find out the truth of the matter." Liu Zhang ordered in a deep voice, and two soldiers immediately stepped forward to arrest Xu Jing.
"Liu Xun, Cao Chong, this sheep's head passed through the pot of ice wisteria and appeared in Xun'er's room for no reason. Although it has been proven that it is not the contractor, and bribery is ruled out, you still need to clear your name, and you must also cooperate with the investigation."
"yes."
Liu Xun and Cao Chong were about to leave. Everyone thought that the matter was over. Suddenly a soldier came over and said: "Your Majesty, I found this book under the pillow of the eldest prince's bed, because it contains the name of Chen Qun, the criminal minister of Wei State. Signed, so the general asked me to report it to the emperor."
"Chen Qun."Liu Zhang took a book, and five big characters on the cover came into view: "Nine-grade Zhongzheng system. "
When people around him saw those five words, including Huang Yueying, they all frowned.
"Xun'er, why do you have this thing in your room?"
Xiao Furong looked at Liu Xun doubtfully. Everyone knew the seriousness of this matter. Even if Xiao Furong didn't understand political strategy, she also knew the influence of this hidden in Liu Xun's room.
There was no literary prison under Liu Zhang's rule. Anyone could collect a nine-grade Zhongzheng system, but only Liu Xun could not.
The core of the Sichuan Army is the New Deal. The Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System is completely contrary to the Sichuan Army's New Deal. If Liu Xun collects Chen Qun's Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System manuscript, doesn't it mean that Liu Xun appreciates this set of regulations?
He also hid it under his pillow, so what would Liu Xun do if Liu Zhang handed over the country to Liu Xun in the future? Isn¡¯t the New Deal in danger?
All the ministers looked at Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang only turned a few pages. There were dense annotations inside, all written by Chen Qun. Looking at the traces of this book, it was obvious that it had been read countless times.
When Chen Qun¡¯s Nine-Rank Zhongzheng was completed, Wei was already on the verge of death. Who else besides Liu Xun had read this countless times?
"Your Majesty." A soldier presented another item. Liu Zhang took it over and looked at it, sighing softly.
Huang Yueying took it and took a look. It was Liu Xun's policy strategy, which was completely contrary to Liu Zhang's ideas. Moreover, it was written by his own hand and could not be faked.
Chen Qun¡¯s Nine-Rank Zhongzheng system, coupled with this moderate policy strategy, made everyone look to Liu Xun.
They didn¡¯t know how Liu Zhang would deal with it. Everyone knew that Liu Zhang valued the New Deal more than anything else, and no one could question it.
Liu Zhang's policies have always been vigorous and vigorous, but Liu Xun's policy strategy has taken the completely opposite route. Adding the two together, Liu Xun may be left out by Liu Zhang, maybe not, but in any case, he may not be able to inherit Liu Zhang's legacy. .
No one doubts that Liu Zhang would not pass his kingdom to such a prince.
"Xun'er, please go and cooperate with the investigation first, and then return to the palace."
Liu Zhang took Huang Yueying away.
Cao Chong was really serious now: "What cruel means, one after another."
Cao Chong looked at Liu Xun: "First Prince, although the investigation has not yielded any results, Cao Chong already knows that there are at least three waves of people who are unfavorable to us. The first wave is just for me. They used ice wisteria to cover up the truth and bribe the sheep head. Then Xu Jinghe This is obviously the case with the contractor.
The second and third waves were both aimed at the eldest prince. Cao Chong didn't know who it was, but the third wave was smarter and more ruthless than the second wave.
The second wave of people want to accuse you of accepting bribes. This is just to lower your reputation and make you stained. However, the third wave of people obviously wants to make the emperor completely disappointed in you. "
Cao Chong said that he didn¡¯t know who it was, but in this kind of thing, who could not guess who it was? From the look in Xu Jing¡¯s eyes, he knew that Huang Quan was involved, but he didn¡¯t know whether it was the second wave or the third wave.
But there is no evidence for this kind of thing, and Huang Quan¡¯s identity is very important, so there is no way to tell.
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The Jinyiwei founded by Fan Lixiang based on the Shenwei Army really has the temperament of the Jinyiwei of later generations. No one thought that the Jinyiwei's ability to handle cases was so strong. However, when the torture came out, they thought that the commander of the Jinyiwei was Fan Lixiang.
The outbreak of richness like that bag, Xu Jing, a scholar, can stand Fan Lixiang tossing.
Fan Lixiang quickly found out the results of the investigation. Because his family was threatened, the contractor had to sacrifice himself to frame Cao Chong. Xu Jing ensured that his family was prosperous and wealthy.
And Xu Jing quickly revealed his accomplices. Originally, this matter did not require many people to participate, but Xu Jing was not a fool. Of course, this kind of thing can only be done with a group. He is not a person who regards personal sacrifice as collective honor.
A large number of them were discovered at once, and Huang Quan was obviously involved.
And everyone, including Xu Jing's scholar-bureaucrats, knew why the sheep's head was transferred to Liu Xun's room, and it was inseparable from Huang Quan.
But Huang Quan was much smarter than Xu Jing and others, and he left no clues. In the end, only the other ministers resisted the blame, and Huang Quan said nothing even under the investigation of the Jin Yiwei.
In view of Huang Quan¡¯s identity, Fan Lixiang could not use torture to extract a confession, so she had to suppress it for the time being and investigate slowly.
After this incident, Xu Jing and others fell, and the ministers were no longer able to oppose the reduction of titles.
In addition, the public opinion was surging, and they all demanded the implementation of reduced titles. The civil and military officials in the frontier, Wang Yue, Pang Tong, etc. also supported the reduced titles, and the reduced titles were successfully awarded.
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"His Majesty the EmperorWith the second imperial edict, Wang Yue, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Wutu Gu, Pang Tong, and Wei Wen were awarded the title of third-class prince, and Huang Quan, Gan Ning, Ake, Du Wei, and Wang Shuang were awarded. Fan Lixiang, Xiao Furong are the fourth-class kings, Li Yan, Gao Pei, Liu Wei, Yang Huai, Cai Ming, Wang Lei, Zhou Buyi, Cao Chong are the fifth-class kings.
" Zhu Liang, Wang Yi, Xi Fengchi, Hu Che'er, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang Jia, Zhou Yu, Cao Zhang, Wang Fu were granted the title of first-class duke, and"
The eunuch took the long reward document and read it loudly. It took three eunuchs to finish reading it. The ministers were silent and no one spoke. But obviously many people are still dissatisfied, including many military generals, but they just can't speak out.
Liu Zhang watched this scene quietly, and the previous matter was obviously not over. The most important thing was that the frontier supporter of reducing the title was missing a very important person.