The eldest princess pampered the beautiful, strong and miserable proton queen

Chapter 319
On the second day, Jiang Fuguang looked through the files presented by Dali Temple with a solemn expression.

Jia Zheng, the long history of the Marquis of Cheng'an, died.

Wu made a preliminary autopsy and found that Jia Zheng died of torture to extract a confession. The officials in charge of the Dali Temple took out the relevant records of torture and found traces of torture on Jia Zheng that were not in the records of torture. The officials in charge of the trial quickly investigated the matter thoroughly. It was discovered that there were criminal officials underneath, and in order to make meritorious service, Jia Zheng was lynched.

Unable to endure the lynching, Jia Zheng confessed to being a remnant of the old faction, and at the same time recruited two accomplices, one was the censor of Yushitai, and the other was a doctor of the Ministry of War.

The official position is not big or small, and it is not conspicuous, but the position is very important.

Dali Temple originally wanted to continue the interrogation, but Jia Zheng died suddenly. At the same time, the clues about the remnants of the old school were cut off again.

At present, the official who lynched Jia Zheng has been detained pending trial.

Whether Jia Zheng died of silence or torture remains to be found.

Whether the punishment officials lynched Jia Zheng for meritorious service or for other reasons is still under review.

Did Jia Zheng confess to his accomplices because he couldn't stand the torture, or was he a cover for some people in the DPRK in order to cast a scapegoat?
There are many doubts.

But what is certain is that the remnants of the old faction have infiltrated into the core of the court. Jiang Fuguang put away the file and told Yingluo: "Get ready, I'm going to visit Gu's residence."

With the sound of the wheels of the carriage, he left the Chuihua Gate and arrived at Gu's residence in a short while.

The case of Marquis Cheng'an involved many officials, and there are many vacancies in the court that need to be filled urgently. Gu Xiang was discussing appointment, dismissal, promotion, and transfer with several officials from the Ministry of Officials. I got a greeting card and came to pay my respects.

Hearing the words, the eyes of several officials from the official department flickered, and they couldn't help looking at Gu Xiang, who was with the old god.

Qin Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials frowned: "Why did the eldest princess choose to come to visit at this time? Could it be that she knew that I was waiting and wanted to intervene in the affairs of the Ministry of Officials?"

With so many vacancies in the court, who wouldn't be jealous?

In addition, the eldest princess came to the court not long ago, and her foundation in the court was shallow, so she urgently needed to cultivate her own party members in the court by virtue of her contribution to quelling disasters and epidemics.

Several officials of the official department showed dissatisfaction.

"This time, the eldest princess has made great contributions in quelling the disaster and treating the epidemic, and has won the support of the poor family. The selection of talents by the official department is really no better than the eldest princess. It would be too greedy to come here."

"It's not that we look down on poor families. Children from poor families are not as good as children from aristocratic families. In the evaluation every three years by the official department, there are more excellent ones from aristocratic families, and very few people from poor families can get excellent."

"Although the eldest princess is in charge of the court, she is not qualified to intervene in the appointment of talents by the bureaucracy. In my opinion, she is proud of her achievements in fighting disasters and epidemics."

"If the eldest princess insists on going her own way, I will definitely go to Yushitai to sue her, and let Yushitai impeach the eldest princess for exceeding her authority."

"..."

Gu Xiang frowned: "Shut up."

There was silence in the study.

Gu Xiang raised his drooping eyelids, looked at the people present one by one with cloudy eyes: "Is the credit for the disaster relief and epidemic prevention not enough?"

Several people couldn't help but suffocate.

Gu Xiang said in a low voice: "Like the queen, live in the Buddhist hall, eat fast and chant Buddha, open a private treasury, donate to the reconstruction of the disaster victims in Xin'an County, hold a puja to raise money, build a Buddhist pagoda, and pray for His Majesty and all people in the world. This kind of merit is meritorious service? In addition to laboring the people and wasting money, where is the merit? Where is the goodness? Where is the benevolence?"

A few of them couldn't help showing shame. They had been in the officialdom for many years, how could they not understand that this was just a way for the empress to promote her goodness and benevolence through Buddhism.

It's all a way to fool the people.

Gu Xiang drooped his eyelids: "How many times has His Majesty rejected the appointment, dismissal, promotion, and transfer documents prepared by the Ministry of Officials?"

Qin Shangshu said helplessly: "It's already happened twice."

"Twice," Gu Xiang said in a flat tone, "It's only three things, and if there is a third time, you, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, will probably be punished by His Majesty."

Qin Shangshu had cold sweat on his forehead, if not, how could he have consulted with Gu Xiang.

"Don't you understand?" Gu Xiang sighed, "Your Majesty borrowed Wen Yiqian's words and scolded some officials in the court, but he didn't explicitly bring out Wen Yiqian's "worldly learning" words. Your Majesty's trust in the family has long been It's in jeopardy."

The Ministry of Officials is not a fool, and is aware of this, so in the second report, nearly half of the poor families were used, but His Majesty still feels that the Ministry of Officials favors aristocratic families.

It was the case of private salt and Marquis Cheng'an, which involved many aristocratic families.

Qin Shangshu and others were suffocated.

——What you are endowed with is not the righteousness of heaven and earth, what you learn is not the righteousness of sages, what you cultivate is not righteousness, and what you accumulate is not morality, but selfishness and self-interest.

"When we select talents, we strictly follow the officials' test scores and political achievements as considerations. There is absolutely no selfishness or self-interest."

Even if he had selfish intentions, after His Majesty rejected the official document for the first time, he restrained himself.

Gu Xiangdao: "I believe what's the use of you? Your Majesty needs to believe it. The imperial court's use of talents is subject to His Majesty's final decision. To be an official, you must not only understand the overall situation, but also know how to advance and retreat, know how to measure, and know how to grasp the scale."

The officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs have a hidden understanding in their hearts.

"Besides," Xiang Gu couldn't help but feel a little dignified when he thought about what the Eldest Princess mentioned when she came to look for him last time, "She may not have come here to meddle in the affairs of the officials."

This eldest princess has an unusual mind.

Jiang Fuguang was led into the study by Chang Shi, and Gu Xiang and several officials from the Ministry of Officials came to salute, she hurriedly said that the business was important, so she ignored the etiquette.

The two sides chatted politely, because the remnant party of the old faction could not surpass the officials, and the few people present were all trustworthy ministers of the neutral faction.

Jiang Fuguang took the case file of Dali Temple and handed it to Gu Xiang: "This case is full of doubts. Please ask the Ministry of Officials to obtain the official files of relevant people and hand them over to the Ministry of Punishment for careful verification."

The eyes of several officials in the official department flickered, and they were inevitably a little ashamed.

After reading the case file, Gu Xiang had the same doubts as Jiang Fuguang in his heart, and passed the case file to Qin Shangshu and others.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Not long after, Qin Shangshu seemed to have made up his mind: "Princess, please don't worry, the remnant party of the old faction threatens the long-term stability of the court. The case of Marquis An involves too much and involved the remnants of the old faction, and now there are many vacancies in the court that need to be filled urgently, so I ask the eldest princess to recommend talents to the Ministry of Officials."

His Majesty's distrust of the aristocratic family may be rooted in the remnants of the old faction. It would be better to sell the eldest princess's favor and satisfy His Majesty. At least His Majesty will think that he knows how to advance and retreat.

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