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On the seventh day of February, the Anfeng District Procuratorate was established in an inconspicuous alley.

Just one day later, this newly established government office became a blockbuster.

On the ninth day of the lunar month, morning.

Anfeng Palace is small, and there is no square outside the palace gate as wide as the Xuande Gate in Tokyo.

However, all processes are not lacking.

At the end of Yinshi, before dawn, the officials of the Anfeng Dynasty were waiting outside the door to go to court, blocking the already narrow street.

In the past, most of the old Huainan ministers and Huaibei officials, who were clearly distinguished from each other, were now gathered around a young man wearing a python robe.

This person is naturally the King of Jin of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The King of Jin rarely went to court on weekdays, but he appeared here today. Pei Weishu, an old minister from Huainan who was missing an ear, and Han Fang, Pan Xiong and others from Huaibei came over to chat enthusiastically.

Even Lu Yanzhong, who was usually serious about his words and scolded the heavens and the earth, took the initiative to step forward and speak a few words to King Jin in a reserved manner.

As for the officials who were still standing far away, they either felt that they were of low rank and were not qualified to talk to King Jin, or they were like Chen Jingan who no longer needed to communicate with King Jin in this way.

At the beginning of the Mao period, just as the ministers were about to go to court, a group of suspected officials suddenly walked quickly towards the end of the long street. Why do you say they were suspected?

Just because the opponent was holding an iron ruler with a shackle, a standard saber hanging on his waist, and wearing a man with a hard head, but the black clothes he wore were neither a soldier nor an official.

While all the officials were wondering, the man in the lead turned sideways and said something to a young man dressed as a servant with his hands tied and a bruised nose and face. The young man nodded timidly and then pointed towards the crowd.

The leader had a target and rushed into the crowd with his subordinates. Zhou Zishan, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, didn't react until his arms were captured by this group of people, and he shouted hurriedly: "Who are you! Why are you rude to me!"

No matter who the other party is, it is indeed too arrogant and provocative to arrest a fifth-rank official of the Ministry of Rites outside the palace gate in front of hundreds of officials.

"Bold! You dare to be rude in this important place of the palace and risk your life?"

"Which government office do you belong to? Tell your superiors to come over!"

The old Huainan ministers in the crowd shouted, and several people rushed forward. Due to the class concept that has been deeply rooted in their hearts for many years, officials considered themselves to be several levels higher than the officials. Some of them were reckless and rushed at the same time. He came up and kicked the man in black.
Others don't see anything wrong. Officials beat officials, and the beatings are justified. How dare you fight back?

However, he never expected that the suspected official who was kicked did not hesitate and kicked him back. His strength was much stronger than that of the official. He kicked the first person five or six steps away before he fell to the ground. land.

There was silence in the field, and all the officials couldn't help but become furious. They rolled up their sleeves and were about to step forward to help. However, the dozens of men in black who came with them also refused to give in and surrounded them.

Pei Weishu, who had just been standing next to King Jin for a conversation, realized something was wrong. Although the palace was converted by the government, there was no shortage of guards outside the palace gate, but the group of sergeants just watched the conflict gradually escalate without any help. Any sign of dissuasion.

Looking at Jin Wang, Chen Xiang, and Han Zhongcheng, no one wants to stop them.

Pei Weishu, as the leader of Huainan's old ministers in the Anfeng Dynasty, knew that if he really took action, the officials who were not diligent would definitely suffer, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly: "Stop, stop!"

After stopping the restless officials, Pei Weishu looked at the black-clad officials with dignity and asked, "Which government office are you from? Do you know what crime it is to privately seize a fifth-rank official of the imperial court without the emperor's order?"

These words did not scare the other party at all. The young man at the head could only be heard speaking in Northern Chinese and said loudly: "I am Zhang Xiaoyin from the Special Operations Section of the Anfeng District Prosecutor's Office. The prisoner Zhou Zishan has committed the crime of treason." , but you have repeatedly blocked our actions, are you an accomplice?"

This hat is not too small. Pei Weishu did not dare to wear it, so he hurriedly said: "What evidence do you have!"

Zhang Xiaoyin grabbed the boy with his hands tied and said, "This is the servant of Zhou Zishan's house. After this person reported it, another group of colleagues from our prosecutor's office took advantage of Zhou Zishan's appearance in court. , raided his home and found thirty powerful crossbows and twenty pairs of armor in the basement of his home! They also found straw men with the names of His Majesty and the King of Jin written on them respectively. Your Majesty and the King of Jin are guilty of treason!"

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Seeing Zhang Xiaoyin's promise, all the officials couldn't help but be horrified. Crossbows and armor were both prohibited items, not to mention that the victory-weary method involved the King of Jin.

"Framing! Framing! You are framed by me!"

Zhou Zishan, who was being pressed on the arm, shouted wildly. Yesterday, a servant was indeed lost at home, but such a small matter at home was not something that the head of the family bothered at all.

Unexpectedly, it was a trap set up by others.

Zhou Zishan has a good family background. If he is found guilty of these crimes, he will not be able to save his official title or even his head.

In the past few days, the only thing he had done was to secretly meet with the Supreme Emperor and ask the latter to cultivate confidants in the army to guard against King Jin.

Could it be that this matter was leaked?

Regardless of whether it was because of this matter or not, Pei Weishu became his last life-saving straw. He just heard him shout: "Pei Shangshu, this official has been framed! What we are reading is the book of sages. You can't talk about the strange power and the gods." , How could the official be so stupid to harm His Majesty and the King of Jin with such a victory-hating method! Pei Shangshu, please save the official!"

In fact, even if he didn't say anything, Pei Weishu and the old Huainan officials could also figure out what the use of Zhou Zishan, a fifth-grade civil servant, was to keep a crossbow armor at home?
There were only a few dozen pairs. This was not enough to cause rebellion, but it was enough to kill Zhou Zishan.

Thinking about it, if the District Prosecutor's Office dared to accuse him like this, he must have placed these things in Zhou's house.

More importantly, the so-called dislike of winning involves His Majesty and Prince Jin, and their attitudes are the most critical!
Pei Weishu looked around anxiously, seeing that everyone looked like Chen Jingan, who was behind the scenes and had been suppressing the old ministers in Huainan, had a motive. The Huaibei military might have it, and even the gloomy-looking King Jin could not escape the suspicion.

But the embarrassing thing is that Pei Weishu can't move any of these people.

After his brain was running rapidly, Pei Weishu found a loophole and hurriedly said to Zhang Xiaoyin: "Where does your local prosecutor's office come under the jurisdiction of? You need to know that even if a fifth-rank official of the imperial court is guilty, he must be tried by the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment. Your Majesty, please use your seal to capture me!"

Zhang Xiaoyin took the time to relax and cupped his hands towards the palace door that had not yet been opened, and replied: "I would like to teach you all, your lords, that our Anfeng District Procuratorate was established by His Majesty's decree. We arrest first and report later. It is authorized by the imperial authority! What else is unclear, Your Excellency?" "

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When Zhou Zishan heard this, his face suddenly turned pale. If he wanted to survive, he could only hope that Pei Weishu and other old Huainan ministers would join forces with His Majesty to snatch him a chance of life from the Huaibei people.

If this prosecutor's office was established by His Majesty, but he came to target him, how could he still survive?

But Pei Weishu still had great doubts about the current Anfeng court, where the military and political affairs were all controlled by the King of Jin. How could he watch his Majesty create such a powerful organization with the principle of "capture first and report later"?

While the ministers were silent, Zhang Xiaoyin laughed, bowed in all directions, then waved his hand gracefully and led Zhou Zishan away.
Some of Zhou Zishan's thoughts were known to many of Huainan's old officials, including Pei Weishu.

But the idea of ​​gradually seizing power from the King of Jin was too dangerous. Although Pei Weishu and others secretly encouraged Zhou Zishan to do something, they never participated openly.

At this moment, Zhou Zishan was suddenly taken away, and many people felt anxious.

Pei Weishu quietly looked at the important officials of the Huaibei Department. They all had different expressions, but each one was more relaxed than the other. It seemed that the scene in front of the palace gate did not affect their good mood.

Pei Weishu couldn't help but secretly thought: The special section of the local prosecutor's office chose to do it in front of the palace gate, maybe he didn't mean to show it to us!

At two o'clock in the morning, the simple palace door opened, and all the ministers entered in silence.

Surrounded by all the officials, when Chen Chu passed by the official who was the first to fight Mr. Teko, he suddenly stopped. At this time, the man had stood up, but was still holding his stomach. Surrounded by the officials who had the most violent reactions , almost got into a fight with Teko.

Seeing King Jin stop, several people subconsciously gave up their flattery smiles, but King Jin frowned and scolded: "For many years, the books of sages have been read into the dog's belly! In front of the palace gate, people are fighting with fists and kicks! Sweeping the floor gracefully, how unbecoming! "

After scolding, he walked away.

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Several people stood there awkwardly with smiles on their faces.

When Pan Xiong passed by a few people, he had a joking smile on his face. Go to court at three o'clock.

Chai Ji knew very well that as long as he was docile enough, King Jin would keep him safe.

Therefore, I have been eating well, sleeping well, and being cared for by beautiful women recently. My face has become rounder, and my skin, which was as dry as a pine when I was first brought back from the Kingdom of Jin, has also relaxed a lot.

This morning, because the King of Jin returned to the court, many courtiers reported the battle on the front line. In fact, the court had already known that the Huaibei Army had captured eight counties in Yangzhou for An Feng Dynasty.

But he took advantage of the fact that Prince Jin was in the court to bring it up again, of course, in order to ask for credit for Prince Jin.

Chai Ji heard what Xian meant, but he had nothing to reward him.

In his opinion, he most hoped to give King Jin one or two daughters and it would be some time before he could return to the Central Plains. Chai Ji naturally inquired about many of King Jin's past events and learned that the two father-in-laws of King Jin were now important ministers in the State of Qi. After becoming a senior official, he came up with this idea.

As for the embarrassing fact that the princess has never had a concubine, Chai Ji doesn't care at all. How shameful can she be compared to the shame she was taken to the Jinguo Ancestral Temple for the sheep-raising ceremony?
However, his daughters are still in perfect condition, but they are all too young, the oldest is only thirteen years old.

Chai Ji felt that being young was not a problem, so he asked Chen Jing'an to find out. Chen Jing'an wrote to Chen Chu about the matter. Chen Chu's reply only said, "I have no shortage of father-in-law."

Naturally, the matter was left alone. Chai Ji seemed to intend to bring it up again in front of all the ministers at today's court meeting. Chen Jing'an immediately winked at Liu Laixi, the new Taoist Priest Zhengwugen of Sitian Supervisor.

As Ayu's uncle, Chen Jingan naturally didn't want another character like Princess Zhou in the palace. After all, Ayu was so confident that she gave birth to a son.

At this time, Mao'er was in a stable position, and the Chen family did not dare to have any wrong thoughts. However, with the high mortality rate of children nowadays, no one could say whether the eldest son would grow up to be a healthy adult.

If something unexpected happens, Ayu's idea will have a chance!

If it were a girl from an ordinary family, Chen Jing'an wouldn't have any scruples, but as an emperor's daughter, he couldn't help but worry about Ayu. With only Jiarou in name only, it would take the Huaibei Clan several years to digest the power of Qi's old ministers.

Let’s talk about the princess of the Zhou Kingdom. In the future, Zhou Qi will be unified. I don’t know how many old ministers will support the princess behind her.

Furthermore, anyway, Chen Chu has made it clear that "there is no shortage of father-in-law", which means that nowadays there is no need to rely on marriage to integrate the forces of all parties.

Chen Jing'an was naturally happy to disturb Chai Ji's thoughts.

Of course, all of this is a very long-term consideration.

After receiving the signal, Taoist Priest Wugen glanced at Chen Chu and then said: "Your Majesty, the King of Jin is devoted to the country and does not care about fame and fortune. If Your Majesty wants to reward you, why not reward the loyal people who follow the King of Jin!"

It’s one thing whether the King of Jin accepts or doesn’t receive a reward from Chai Ji, but what kind of green onion are you even if you have no roots, and you dare to reject it on behalf of the prince?
Jiang Huaixiong, Peng Er and others in the military attache queue looked at Wugen with displeased eyes. The latter naturally felt the unhappy gazes of many Huaibei warriors and said hurriedly: "The one who revived Shen Gongba was after Zhongliang, the two of them. The eighth grandson of the Shen family of the former Great Zhou Dynasty! Lord Shen was devoted to the country and was unparalleled in his loyalty and bravery. Unfortunately, he died in battle at the end of last year! I have the courage to ask His Majesty to grant him the title of Lord Shen!"

After saying these words, the Huaibei generals' eyes instantly softened. Peng Er also nodded to Wu Gen in the distance, apologizing for the angry glare just now.

Shen Zaixing, an old man when Tongshan raised the army, had never served as a Qi official in his life, but the cavalry army formed by his subordinates who had fled their households had made great achievements in Huaibei over the years.

Now that Uncle Shen has been awarded the title, no one else dares to look down upon Tie Dan.

I have to say that Chen Jing'an's move of asking Wu Gen to request a seal for Uncle Shen was extremely clever.

Not only did he temporarily silence Chai Ji, but he also gained the favor of all Huaibei generals. More importantly, the King of Chu was very satisfied.

It's not appropriate to leave this matter to others, but Uncle Shen could handle the Tongshan uprising. Uncle Shen hated Qi's pseudo-dynasty, and his heart was towards the orthodoxy of Zhou.

I don't want to say whether his idea is right or wrong, but to be recognized by the orthodox in his heart after his death can be regarded as fulfilling his wish of "not being a disloyal subject".

For Tie Dan, this is somewhat of a consolation.

Thinking of this, Chen Chu looked at Wugen with approval and thought. This old Taoist is still a person who is good at figuring out people's hearts.

As for how to award the reward, it would be easy to handle. Huaibei officials went to Gaoli to tell them.

Finally, the posthumous title of "Wuning" was decided, and he was named Duke of E State.

Even though the title of Anfeng Dynasty was worthless, this mournful honor was extremely dazzling. "Wu Ning" was a posthumous title for military commanders second only to "Zhongwu"; the title of "Gonggong" was second only to "King".

After a hasty agreement, everyone in the Huaibei clan was happy, but the old Huainan ministers who had just suffered a blow outside the palace gate remained silent, and no one dared to comment on Shen Zaixing's posthumous title.

Also, since last year's New Year's Eve, the relationship between Prince Jin and Mrs. Shen has been undisguised.

Whether he was in Yangzhou or back in Anfeng, he was often seen walking around the streets holding the hand of the Shen daughter.
Now, he couldn't wait to ask for great honors from the father of Shen's daughter. The rumors from the outside world were good, and the King of Jin was really interested in his father-in-law.

It makes people jealous!
Pei Weishu, who had said nothing during the entire court meeting, saw that the Emperor's expression remained as usual, as if he was completely unaware of Zhou Zishan's arrest. Finally, when the court meeting was about to end, he took the initiative to step forward and asked, "Your Majesty, what should I do with the criminal Zhou Zishan?" Expressly stated.”

Chai Ji, who was envious of other people's good sons-in-law, couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with Mr. Zhou?"

In order to prevent the Supreme Emperor and the King of Jin from misunderstanding that he wanted to intercede on behalf of Zhou Zishan, Pei Weishu specifically added the word "offender" in front of his name to express his attitude. However, Chai Ji said "Mr. Zhou", which clearly did not regard Zhou Zishan as a sinner!

Does this mean that the Supreme Emperor is not aware of this matter?
Who is so bold as to use His Majesty's name to frame someone?

Pei Weishu resisted the urge to look in the direction of King Jin and simply said: "Your Majesty, you don't know? Just now, you were at the palace gate."

At this time, Pan Xiong, the newly appointed Minister of Justice, took the initiative to interrupt Pei Weishu, "Your Majesty! The rebellious minister Zhou Zishang secretly hid soldiers and armor at home, intending to murder Your Majesty and the King of Jin in a victory-weary way. He has just been arrested by the Anfeng District Procuratorate. !”

"what"

Chai Ji naturally didn't believe in that bullshit win-losing method, but he instantly thought of Zhou Zishan's encouragement to seize military power a few days ago. He thought it was the Dongchuang incident, and subconsciously looked at the King of Jin. To prove his innocence, he kept saying: : "Well caught! Well caught! I have noticed this thief has ulterior motives a long time ago. Fortunately, Jin. Fortunately, Shilang Pan took action!"

When he heard about this for the first time, Chai Ji didn't know who was responsible. He only subconsciously thought that it was Pan Xiong who spoke up. Or maybe it was the King of Jin behind Pan Xiong who did it!

But in this way, all the old officials in Huainan saw that what Zhang Xiaoyin, the Special Section of the District Prosecutor's Office, said just now, "The District Prosecutor's Office was established by His Majesty's decree, and arrests first and then reports the imperial charter" was nonsense!
Your Majesty obviously just found out!
Seeing that the Emperor was sweating profusely and his face changed due to nervousness, Pei Weishu, as the leader of the old ministers, knew that if he did not stand up and say a few words, the old ministers would never be able to speak in the court again.

Pei Weishu bit the bullet and asked, "Your Majesty, the Anfeng District Procuratorate is acting strangely and domineeringly. I wonder which yamen it is under the jurisdiction of?"

"I don't know!"

Chai Ji looked around confused, as if he still wanted to get the answer from his ministers.

But when he asked this question, it was undoubtedly confirmed that someone was using the name of the Supreme Emperor to create a private yamen and take advantage of the imperial power!
This kind of thing, no matter which dynasty or generation it is in, is a big case that can bring thousands of heads to the ground!

Not to mention the ministers, even if the prince dared to covet the throne so blatantly, he would not escape death.
On the Huainan old ministers' side, the whispers gradually became louder.

Until then, Chen Chu, who had also said little, finally slowly stepped out of the queue, stared at Chai Ji on the throne, and said: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? The Anfeng District Procuratorate is responsible for supervising hundreds of officials and serving as the eyes and ears of the court. , it is exactly what you personally wrote and decreed."

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Chai Ji was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said: "Ah! Yes, yes, if the King of Jin hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten it! The Anfeng Procuratorate was established by me personally to supervise all officials and serve as the eyes and ears of the court. "

Chai Ji spoke very fast. In the middle of the sentence, he couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead. He looked at King Jin carefully and said, "Hey, my memory is not as good as before after fourteen years of hunting in the north. Fortunately, King Jin and Chen The humerus will help me with military and political affairs. From now on, the King of Jin will need to pay more attention to help me take care of this great country."

"Weak ministers must do their best!" Chen Chu said respectfully. (End of chapter)