From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed
Chapter 81: Simple and rough strength
Chapter 81: Simple and rough strength
"Tell me, am I a failure as a person? I've caused so many people to care about my marriage. Are you really worried that I, the prince, can't find a wife?"
"Of course not, they are just worrying about nothing." Li Mingchuan said quickly.
"Okay, go down and let me think about it."
Li Mingchuan opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but Li Chengqian had already leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest. He had no choice but to bow, leave the study, and close the door.
"The four major academies, they didn't have any role in the original novel. Why, now that I'm here, do you come out to steal the show?" Li Chengqian didn't have a good impression of the four major academies, especially the Qishan Academy. This academy claimed to be the authentic Confucian school and loved to criticize current social ills. The students of the Qishan Academy also regarded themselves as gentlemen.
Recently, after being dismissed from office, Yan Xingshu did not return to his hometown obediently, but went to Qishan Academy to give lectures.
This guy used to be the Minister of Personnel. He had extensive connections in the court and was very famous. Although the case of the Music Bureau he was involved in was not glorious, he was implicated by his students and old friends, and there was no big problem himself, so his reputation was not ruined. Because he was familiar with the court politics, he was very popular in Qishan Academy.
After he arrived at Qishan Academy, he encouraged students to discuss state affairs, comment on current events, and give advice on state affairs. He also set up a tabloid in the academy, which made the students in Qishan Academy act like they had taken aphrodisiacs. Everyone regarded themselves as the savior, and his influence surpassed that of the other three academies.
Isn’t this Donglin?
However, he couldn't jump around for long, as Hongzhou was not far from Qishan Academy.
"What a hassle! I shouldn't have given Mao Qi the five medicines."
Li Chengqian rubbed his eyebrows in distress.
He has always believed in one principle: if you can't solve the problem, then solve the person with the problem.
Qishan Academy is gaining popularity and holds the greatest say in the literati community. If a direct confrontation is taken, even Emperor Qing will not agree. So, solving the problem by aggravating Yan Xingshu might alleviate the situation. It just so happened that Mao Qiwu was going to Hongzhou, so he asked Mao Qiwu to bring a bottle of medicine with him.
But unexpectedly, there was another problem in Kyoto.
You can't poison a bunch of people to death in Kyoto, right?
They were all killed by drugs, so even if the drugs used were different, it would arouse suspicion.
"Marquis Chang'an, why are you, a powerful person, getting involved in such things?" Li Chengqian stood up and walked to the bookcase, rummaged through it, and finally took out a map of Kyoto.
"Since everyone is so idle and has nothing to do, let's increase the intensity!"
Three days later, Marquis Chang'an died in his mansion due to a stroke.
A few days later, Chen Bo, the Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace and the instructor of Guangning Palace, died of heart palpitations.
The death of Marquis Chang'an was not a big deal. Apart from his family having to observe mourning for him, it did not cause much trouble. But Chen Bo was different.
He was the Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace and his status in the court was second only to Lin Ruofu. He was also a core figure with considerable power. His sudden death left a considerable power vacuum and caused considerable shock in the court.
What was even more unexpected was that on the night after the funeral of Grand Secretary Chen, when soldiers from the Bingmasi Division in the west city of Kyoto were on night patrol, they saw the gate of a quiet courtyard on Fenglin Street opened in the middle of the night, and faint wailing sounds were heard from inside. When they rushed in, they found the bodies of two servants. Meng Jing, the mainstay of Qishan Academy in the court and the president of the Hanlin Academy, had his limbs torn to pieces, his eyes gouged out, his tongue cut out, and he was rolling on the ground wailing. There were three naked boys of five or six years old on the bed, their faces full of fear.
On the wall, two lines of large characters were written in blood-red dragons and phoenixes: "Qishan hypocrite, the court is a real scum"
The bodies of nine boys were also found buried in the yard.
Emperor Qing was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. Although the murderer was not found, it was discovered that the president of the Hanlin Academy had a special liking for boys. In recent years, he had sold and forced as many as twenty boys through various means, and all of them were raised in this small courtyard.
For a moment, the court was in uproar and the whole country was shocked.
In particular, the sentence "Qishan is a hypocrite, and the court is a real scum" spread at the speed of light.
The reputation of the entire Qishan Academy has been severely damaged. It is said that even Yan Xingshu, who is currently lecturing at the academy, has become sick from anger.
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Linhu Palace
Emperor Qing looked extremely unhappy.
There's no way it wouldn't look ugly.
Meng Jing's incident affected not only Qishan Academy, but also damaged the reputation of the imperial court.
The reputation of the imperial court was ruined, and it was very embarrassing for him to be the emperor.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
"There is no doubt about the deaths of Marquis Changning and Grand Secretary Chen." Chen Pingping's face looked very bad.
In the past, in this capital, and even in the entire Qing Kingdom, it was he and Emperor Qing who manipulated the situation, and their shadows were almost always behind all major events.
Even if it wasn't their doing, they were secretly pushing it forward, or watching from the sidelines. But now, a vague figure has joined the game.
"Natural deaths?" "They were all natural deaths. Of course, if they were ninth-grade masters, they should have found a way to make them die like this. However, there were no signs of human intervention at the scene."
"Didn't find it, or didn't?"
"Nothing has been found, and I can't be sure there isn't one."
"Where's Meng Jing? Is he still alive?"
"He's in good health and can live for at least another ten years."
"His injury..."
"It looks serious, but it's not fatal. Besides, he was given medicine." Chen Pingping's face turned pale.
"What medicine?"
"I don't know. This one must have been made recently. The technique was very delicate. It just stopped Meng Jing's life force from fading and stimulated his body's potential. Although he can't speak, can't see, and his limbs are broken, he is still healthy and can live for at least ten years."
hiss! !
When these words were spoken, even Fan Jian, who was standing by, took a deep breath.
The mouth cannot speak, the eyes cannot see, and the limbs are all broken. Isn't this a human pig?
I can live another ten years!
Live in darkness for ten years?
How cruel!
But thinking about what he had done, it seemed like this was the outcome he deserved.
"There aren't many people in the world who can make this kind of medicine, right?"
With such injuries, and also with damaged vitality, it would be very difficult for even a famous doctor to save the patient. The other party actually achieved such an effect with just one medicine, and was obviously a master.
Chen Pingping hesitated for a moment and said, "In Kyoto, not the entire Daqing, there are only two people who can do this. One is Fei Jie, and the other is Gui Zitian."
"Gui Zitian? Cheng Qian's tutor?"
It seemed unexpected, yet also reasonable. Emperor Qing was not surprised at all when he heard Gui Zitian's name. Instead, he shook his head and said, "It's not him. He was in the East Palace that night."
"I know it's not him." Chen Pingping said.
Then there was a long silence.
"Where is Mao Qiwu?"
"He has been in Hongzhou. He has entangled Lang Tao. The operation in Hongzhou is going smoothly."
"Ahem, ahem!" After a moment of silence, Emperor Qing suddenly asked, "What has Cheng Qian been doing lately?"
"Well, I had a fight with the Queen about the Crown Princess, and recently I've been staying at the East Palace, saying I'm in seclusion practicing."
"Who is behind the selection of a concubine?"
"Chen Bo spoke to the Queen Mother, Meng Jing promoted and guided the court, and Guo Yunni, the daughter of the Marquis of Changning, studied at the Jiangnan Academy in her childhood. It is said that..."
"That's it, everyone, please calm down!" Emperor Qing sighed and interrupted him, "The affairs of the court are already troublesome enough."
At this moment, the fat and white eunuch Hou suddenly appeared at the door of Linhu Palace.
"What's the matter?" Emperor Qing asked with some surprise when he saw Eunuch Hou.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has just submitted a memorial to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The Ministry of Civil Affairs dared not take any action on its own, so they sent this servant to deliver it to me."
"Cheng Qian, did he submit a memorial?" Emperor Qing immediately showed an expression of interest. "Show it up."
Eunuch Hou walked into the hall holding a thick memorial. Chen Pingping and Fan Jian both looked curious.
Emperor Qing took the memorial and took a closer look. Wow, the title had quite a lot of words. Then, his smile froze.
"Memorandum on Establishing a Mechanism for Moral Review of Officials, Eliminating Enemies within the Court, and Ensuring the Purity of Officials in This Dynasty"
(End of this chapter)
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