Yi Song

Chapter 164 Ministers with different thoughts

Seeing Gao Qiu, Zheng Juzhong, Bai Shizhong, and Wang Fu arriving one after another, Liang Shicheng's heart thumped, and a bad thought suddenly occurred to him.

According to the previously discussed script, everyone first worked together to take down Cai Jing and his accomplices, cut off some of the gang members of the three kings Zhao Kai, and then work together to attack Zhao Kai in an effort to bring down the prince's biggest rival.

But at this time Liang Shicheng thought of a problem. Liu Guozhang and the others who came here had Cai Jing as their biggest target, but Zhao Kai was dispensable.

It was exactly the opposite of what he and Dong Gong wanted.

From the standpoint of himself and Dong Gong, the biggest target is King Jia Zhao Kai, who must be eliminated.

Cai Jing, whose stance has always been neutral and vague, is dispensable. If he is willing to defect to the East Palace, he can even be protected secretly to help him survive this disaster.

Wanting to understand this, Liang Shicheng realized that he had made some miscalculations today. His mind was racing, thinking of ways to make up for it.

After entering the Hall of Immortals, Zhao Ji turned his face livid and looked vicious at everyone, which shocked the four ministers.

This is an unprecedented situation, and the official family seems to be really angry today.

"Erlang, show them something." Zhao Ji waved his hand and signaled.

"Yes."

Liu Erlang distributed the evidence to the four people, playing tricks in the middle. One of the pieces of evidence was the most transparent. After reading it, the current situation was clear at a glance. He gave it to Gao Qiu first.

After reading it, Gao Qiu had an idea in his mind and began to calculate the pros and cons in his mind, and which side he was on.

Judging from the current evidence, Cai Laowu, Cai Chi and Zhu Meng are dead. Next are the three kings. He can't escape the relationship. After all, Cai Chi and Zhu Meng are planning to push him to the top, and he is the biggest beneficiary.

Finally, there is Cai Jing. If you are not strict with your upbringing, you will not be able to escape. More seriously, the collusion between father and son can still be discussed. After reading a few pieces of evidence, it was clear that King Jia was involved, or at least he knew about it.

But there is little evidence to prove Cai Jing's involvement, and he appears to have been deceived in the matter.

This is wrong.

The evidence was dug out by Liu Erlang. If it were him, he would definitely try his best to add some unfavorable material to the evidence based on his grievances with Master Cai.

Is he so selfless?

Then wouldn’t I be as incorruptible as water?

Gao Qiu's heart moved when he saw Liu Guozhang standing aside, looking at his nose and heart, looking like he was staying out of the matter.

You, this cunning little fox, actually used the art of war in the court battle.

"So if you can, you can show that you can't. If you use it, you can show that you don't use it. If you are close, you can show that you are far, and if you are far, you can show that you are near."

Virtual and real, deceitful and strange.

Master Cai, you are in trouble if you mess with this guy.

After thinking about this, Gao Qiu knew what he should do.

After Zheng Juzhong, Bai Shizhong and Wang Fu read the evidence, they were overjoyed, but the degree of surprise was different.

According to the ranking, Zheng Juzhong is only behind Cai Jing. Once Cai Jing leaves, he can naturally take over and become the leader of the hundred officials.

But he is still in the period of Ding You. When Cai Jing leaves, Bai Shizhong will take his place.

After Ding You's term expires, there may be another dispute over whether Bai Shizhong is willing to give up his position.

But Zheng Juzhong also understood that if he didn't seize this opportunity, the infatuated Cai Jing would not leave his job easily, and he would have no choice but to continue to be the second-in-command for a thousand years.

Dealing with Bai Shizhong is much easier than dealing with Cai Jing!

Therefore, he is conflicted and avoidant in his heart.

Baishi was overjoyed in his heart.

The best thing about having the opportunity to overthrow Cai Jing is that Zheng Juzhong is in the period of Ding You and cannot compete with him. By defeating Cai Jing, he can enjoy the greatest fruits of victory.

If not now, wait until later.

Wang Fu's mood was ecstatic, but then he calmed down.

Once Cai Jing fell, no matter how hard Zheng Juzhong and Bai Shizhong fought for the first place, he would take over as the young master's replacement and become the third child without any problem. But Wang Fu is not only satisfied with this small achievement, he wants to succeed Cai Jing!

When the four of them had seen each other, Zhao Ji spoke.

"What do you think about this matter?"

Gao Qiu was the first to answer: "Your Majesty, Zhu Meng and Cai Chi have committed extremely serious crimes and should be severely punished. The rest involving the prince and the grand master should be decided by your majesty Qiangang."

After finishing speaking, he also assumed a stay-away attitude. He thought very clearly that he and Liu Erlang were both close ministers of the official family. We just had to perform our duties well and we would not get involved in the fights between the courtiers.

It's like the official family is the owner of the gambling house and the largest banker. He and Liu Erlang are the dealers and thugs watching the floor. They just follow the banker closely and there is no need to get involved in the disputes among the gamblers.

Seeing how knowledgeable Gao Qiu was, Zhao Ji nodded and turned to Zheng Juzhong and the others.

"Your Majesty, I think this case will be handed over to the Justice Department for trial and it will be dealt with according to the law."

Zheng Juzhong's attitude was very vague and neutral, which surprised others, but they later understood his intention.

You old fox!

Bai Shi cursed fiercely in his heart, but didn't want to let him go, "Your Majesty, this case is of great importance and involves a wide range of things. It is handed over to the Judicial Department for trial. I am worried that the trial will not be continued in the middle of the trial. Why not ask the Prime Minister Zheng to take the lead?" review the case.

Although Zheng Xianggong was in Dingyou period, at this time when the imperial court is employing people and His Majesty expects it, he should be loyal before filial piety and have the courage to do his job. Moreover, the hearing of this case is a judicial matter, not a political matter, and it does not violate the law. "

Zheng Juzhong was angry and anxious, you white-nosed dog, put me on the fire to roast! He also demolished old man Ding You’s excuses, leaving no escape route.

In that case, let's hurt each other.

"Your Majesty, what Xianggong Bai said is extremely pertinent. This case is of great importance and involves a wide range of things. I request that Xianggong Bai be sent to be the presiding judge again, so that together we can get to the bottom of this case."

Bai Shizhong was stunned, and a ball of fire in his heart was about to burst out.

Zheng Juzhong, you bastard, you have to drag yourself into the water! At that time, you can pretend to be worried about Ding, hide at home, and leave the presiding trial to me, letting me take the biggest blame.

Bai Shizhong immediately said: "Your Majesty, this case involves the Grand Master. He is in charge of the state affairs of the three provinces. According to the law, he will be suspended from office when he is tried. At that time, the state affairs will be complicated. Zheng Xianggong will go to preside over the trial, and the minister will also go to the jury. With so many state affairs, who will do it? deal with?"

Zheng Juzhong said disdainfully: "Your Majesty is wise, the government is full of justice, and there are many ministers here. The three provinces can operate independently. Can the trial of a single case interfere with the state affairs?"

"State affairs must be prudent, and orders must not be messed up." Bai Shizhong argued.

It was not yet clear how to deal with Zhu Meng's treason and regicide case, but the two most important ministers in the court started arguing. Zhao Ji, with his head as big as a bucket, closed his eyes and leaned on the back of the throne.

Wang Fu was even more happy.

You guys, go ahead and make a noise. I've annoyed the officials. I'll come up with a good plan that will suit the officials' wishes and stand out from the crowd.

But how can we figure out the official’s thoughts?

Wang Fu could only partially guess his attitude towards the Zhu Meng case. There is no doubt that Zhu Meng and Cai Chi punished them severely.

But Cai Jing and King Jia, these two big figures behind the scenes were the key. Wang Fu couldn't guess the official's attitude towards these two people for the time being.

Subconsciously he looked at Liang Shicheng.

Liang Shicheng is his noble man and his most powerful helper who has made his way up to the present.

At several critical moments, Liang Shicheng gave him important hints, allowing him to accurately guess Zhao Ji's thoughts, and thus gained his favor and favor.

My grace, I am not my biological father, but I look like my biological father!

"Your Majesty, according to the law, all those involved in the treason case must be sent to the Western Prison of Kaifeng Mansion to await trial. The Grand Master is old and dying, so he is sent to the Western Prison for fear of something happening. Why not detain him in the Mansion, which will also end the official life? Family and the love between his king and his subjects.”

Liang Shicheng took note of Zhao Ji's shameless temperament and took the risk to speak, sending a clear and unmistakable hint to Wang Fu.

If you let Cai Jing go, you can only keep an eye on King Jia. What does Prime Minister Liang mean by this?

Wang Fu knew very well that the basket of Zhu Meng's regicide case could only fit one big shot at present. If it could fit King Jia, it could not fit Cai Jing.

But whether King Jia dies or not is none of his business.

The official family is at its peak, and he can still rule for ten or twenty years. His first task is to make the official family happy and climb to the position of Dazai.

King Jia is a ball!

No matter what happens, there is still the Crown Prince of the East Palace, so who will get him?

Understand, Liang Shicheng is a die-hard Donggong Party member. He wants to take advantage of this opportunity to kill Donggong's biggest opponents, the three kings, with one slap.

But after dealing with the three kings, Cai Jing can escape.

The current evidence seems that he was deceived by Cai Laowu. According to the temperament of the official family, as long as Cai Jing kills his relatives righteously and sheds tears in front of the emperor, he will most likely be forgiven.

With a gentle punishment, as long as he is not demoted to deputy training envoy and placed under local supervision, he will soon be restored to his original status due to his ability.

no! Absolutely not!

You must seize the opportunity to overthrow Cai Jing and remove the biggest obstacle on your path to progress!

Daddy Liang Xiang, I call you daddy in my heart for the last time. It’s not that I’m unfilial, it’s just that I want to make progress too much!

(End of this chapter)