Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2435 Weighing the pros and cons
For Changsun Wuji, Qiu Xinggong has always been quite disdainful.

He is a son of a family, but he was born in the army since he was a child. He has the blood of bravery and fearlessness in the army. No matter whether it is right or wrong, he pays attention to facing difficulties without regrets. People with shady backs can't do it even if they die.

In other words, even if you can do it, you will never agree with it.

Seeing Changsun Wuji being aggressive and even threatening him with his family members, Qiu Xinggong sneered and shook out a little bit of information, I really didn’t care what to say, and all of them came out, you think the Guanlong nobles behind you are monolithic ?
At that time, you will be in a dilemma, but it will be more embarrassing than if I don't say anything now.

Changsun Wuji was immediately stunned on the spot.

Never thought that just threatening Qiu Xinggong, such a big inside story would come out...Continue to question and interrogate, and dig out the mastermind behind the scenes?

Stop talking!
If it is true that the mastermind behind the scenes is a member of the nobles of Guanlong, then it goes without saying that they will be brought to justice, and no one can be above the laws of the country. Moreover, conspiring to overthrow the rule of His Majesty Li Er is a violation of all Guanlong officials. The will of the Long nobles.

But if Guanlong nobleman is an accomplice, then it will be troublesome.

To deal with or not to deal with?
If it is dealt with, such a big case will inevitably lead to death, even the whole family will be implicated. Your eldest grandson Wuji, as the leader of the Guanlong nobles, did not use this big case to benefit everyone, not to mention, but put his own family People ruined their families?
Not to mention national laws, in the eyes of aristocratic families, there has never been such a thing as national laws and regulations. In their eyes, the laws that restrain hundreds of millions of people in the world are just tools for seeking benefits.

If something major happens, you don't help your own family, but bring them to justice. You just turn your elbows, how can you be worthy of the position of leader?
If it is not dealt with, the emperor will not be able to explain it.

I have entrusted you with such an important task, and tacitly allowed you to seek some benefits from it, but you actually want to protect the sinners who participated in the conspiracy. Do you really want to die?
Changsun Wuji thought about it, and found that once the Long nobleman was really involved in any of these two cases, he would be faced with a dilemma, and he would not be able to get the slightest benefit.

Seeing Qiu Xinggong's expression of "If you dare to listen, I will dare to say anything", Changsun Wuji was discouraged, coughed lightly, turned to look at Sun Fujia, and said: "This person's crimes are serious and he still doesn't know it." Repent, the old man proposes to use severe punishment on him, there must be an explanation under the three trees, Sun Siqing, Zhang Shangshu, Liu Zhongcheng, I don't know what the three of you think?"

The three shook their heads together.

Your Majesty has repeatedly urged that you should not use heavy punishments on court officials in order to maintain the court's face. If you do something wrong, you can beheaded, but you cannot be humiliated by torture.

The words are still ringing in my ears, dare not listen?

Furthermore, these three people are not stupid, how could Changsun Wuji really want to use severe punishment on Qiu Xinggong?It's clearly laying the groundwork for releasing the water later - the punishment cannot be used, and Qiu Xinggong doesn't listen to reason, so it's really hard to find out who is behind this scene...

Sun Fujia said: "Your Majesty has a decree. Regardless of whether Qiu Xinggong is guilty or not, his meritorious service is not adulterated. Therefore, torture should not be imposed on him. With the affection of the whole monarch and ministers. Of course, this case is presided over by you, Mr. Zhao. The lower officials and others are jurors, so you have the full power to decide whether to sentence or not, and we have no objection."

He is indeed upright and has never done anything wrong, but it does not mean that he is ignorant of politics and court struggles.

First of all, there is a big problem with His Majesty Li Er's will. Such a big case as privately coining coins must be involved in the act of treason. If such a big crime cannot be tortured and defeated, how can it be possible? How about a quick confession?
It is somewhat contradictory to track down the mastermind behind the scenes without inflicting torture.

Secondly, as long as any official with a little bit of political sensitivity knows that the current top priority of the imperial court is stability, so that the Eastern Expedition in the spring of next year can be carried out smoothly. , are absolutely not allowed.

Everyone heard what Qiu Xinggong said very clearly. Whether the Guanlong noble family is monolithic, or they covet and envy Changsun Wuji's power, or they want to support the new emperor and seek to usurp the throne, in short, it is impossible to treat Changsun Wuji as the only one. Fate follows, when the hurricane strikes and the dark clouds overwhelm the top, Changsun Wuji, the so-called tide, can only go with the tide. If he wants to go against the trend, the only end is to be smashed to pieces.

Whether Changsun Wuji is dead or alive, these three actually don't care too much. They noticed Qiu Xinggong's state of sadness and despair but also fearlessness. This shows that the forces behind him are extremely contradictory. Powerful, so big that he can be sure that Changsun Wuji will never dare to mess around.

So here comes the question, among those people, is it possible that only the nobles of Guanlong participated in it?
Are there any Jiangnan gentry?
Is there any Shandong family?
How many civil servants are there?
How many generals are there?

Thoughtful...

In the past, Sun Fujia is certainly not afraid of hardships, he is honest and loyal, how can he be afraid of those monsters and clowns?
Right now, however, he had to act with discretion.

Going deeper, it must be a major case that shakes the world and shakes the foundation of the empire. When this case breaks out, the whole country is shaken by the army and the people. The Eastern Expedition can only become an unlimited stranding. There is no room left to implement this national policy.

And pursuing it is tantamount to indulging the traitors. These people hide in the dark and do their business in secret, which is a great hidden danger to the emperor and the empire, because their power is too strong!

Sun Fujia can't do things with passion alone, he has to think about everything before and after, and weigh the pros and cons, so whether to pursue it or not can only be decided by His Majesty, and they have neither the right nor dare to make arbitrarily determined decisions.

So at this moment, it doesn't matter how Changsun Wuji treats Qiu Xinggong, or even how to cover it up, because the final decision is in the hands of the emperor.

Even though the Three Law Departments are the highest judicial institution in the empire, they still have to serve the empire...

As for Zhang Liang and Liu Ji, these two are not interested in the judiciary at all, and they have no intention of getting involved in it. The case will be deeply involved if it goes deeper. At that time, the two of them will be at a loss, and they will be in a dilemma. Apart from offending others, they will have nothing to gain. Will be snatched away by Changsun Wuji and Sun Fujia, why bother?

At this moment, seeing that Changsun Wuji wanted to evade and Sun Fujia didn't want to delve into it, Zhang Liang and Liu Jie looked at each other, leaning back in their chairs in a tacit understanding, watching with cold eyes and no intention of interfering.

Changsun Wuji looked around, and said: "Come here, please stay with General Qiu first, so that he can be settled, don't neglect, otherwise you will just ask!"

"Here!"

The officials and jailers of Dali Temple all stepped forward and took Qiu Xinggong away.

Only then did Changsun Wuji turn around, and asked Sun Fujia, Zhang Liang, and Liu Ji with a smile, and said, "This case involves a lot, and it can't be summed up as a mere conspiracy. Chung, we really have a hard time making a choice, how about we enter the palace together and ask His Majesty for instructions?"

Sun Fujia hurriedly said: "This official has exactly this intention!"

Changsun Wuji looked at Zhang Liang and Liu Ji again, and they said: "We will go together."

Changsun Wuji said happily: "That's very good! In my opinion, once this case is exposed, it will have far-reaching consequences. I don't know how many people will be involved in it, and it will greatly damage the stability of the government. Solving the case and going to the east are the two things that matter. How to balance between them is up to His Majesty to decide."

The three chief justices all nodded in agreement, but they could not help but slander in their hearts.

To say this one more sentence, isn't it just the impact of Hui Huan being scared by Qiu Xinggong's words just now?
Of course, whether to see through or not, this is a necessary skill in the officialdom. All three of them have been in the officialdom for many years, so how can they not be clear about this rule?
Immediately, the four of them worked together to sort out the file, and verified the transcript of the interrogation of Qiu Xinggong word by word, until the four were all satisfied, then they were sealed into the file, and they came to the palace to have an audience together.

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His Majesty Li Er held the file in one hand and stroked his beard with the other, flipping through it carefully, thinking about the trade-offs in his heart while reading.

Changsun Wuji and the others sat kneeling in the flower hall, sipping tea gently, not daring to make a sound.

After a long time, His Majesty Li Er put down the file in his hand, exhaled lightly, glanced at the faces of the four people one by one, and said slowly: "Qiu Xinggong privately hid the coin molds, intending to privately mint coins to collect money, his crime is unforgivable , be the head of the owl to show the public, and surpass the class with righteousness! But because of his outstanding achievements in the past, he is allowed to keep the whole body, and given poisonous wine to order him to commit suicide. The two cases end here, and Qiu Xinggong's end must be enough to punish the past and scare the future. Waiting for the thief who is born with disobedience!"

The four of them were silent.

Although it has long been concluded that His Majesty Li Er must take the overall situation into consideration, everything must be based on the Eastern Expedition, and he will suppress this case, but he really did not expect that the case would be closed so easily, and all the crimes should be borne by Qiu Xinggong alone. The rest are not pursued.

Sun Fujia was silent for a moment, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the motives of this case are vicious and far-reaching. There must be more than one or two people involved in the case. If the investigation is not continued, those people will still be hidden in the dark, and the privacy of the flies is dirty. Sooner or later It's a confidant of the empire. My minister suggested, why not seal up the case for lack of evidence, and wait until Dongzheng, and then interrogate and solve it?"

After all, he is an upright person. For so many years, the position of the Minister of Dali Temple is as stable as Mount Tai. He has already deeply planted the national laws and regulations in his mind. He can make some concessions for the imperial court's plans and the national policy of the Eastern Expedition, but he cannot tolerate His Majesty Li Er's interference in the judiciary. The case will be directly characterized and terminated.

Between the two, the nature is not the same.

(End of this chapter)