That Person In That River and Lake

  Chapter 180: Playing in the Golden Temple (2)

  The Golden Luan Hall was very quiet. Apart from the surprised gaze, there was also some appreciation. These appreciations came from the Yushitai, and came from the strength of this group of scholars from all over the world. Even the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment had appreciation in his eyes.

The minister of punishment is Di Yun, who is about the same age as Ma Dongyang, not very tall, with dark skin, thin cheeks, slightly high cheekbones, and a beard. He looked at Gu Qingci and said, "Master Gu, what do you say?" There is no actual evidence for these, and Ma Dongyang only pleaded guilty."

  Gu Qingci smiled lightly and said: "Master Di, you need evidence, and the lower officials naturally have it."

   As he spoke, Gu Qingci asked the emperor for instructions: "Your Majesty, how about asking En Zhunchen to bring witnesses and evidence into the palace?"

  Xia Huang frowned, and said: "Gu Qing's family, let's leave this matter to the Ministry of Punishment. They will naturally give you justice and give the soldiers an explanation. What do you think?"

  Even though Emperor Xia looked plain and seemed to be asking, but none of the people present were idiots. It was clear that Emperor Xia meant to let Gu Qingci let go. Enough is enough, and this matter is over.

However, what surprised everyone was that Gu Qingci actually cupped his hands and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this is not right for you. Since the founding of Xia Kingdom for a hundred years, there has never been any reason to shelve evidence. Does Your Majesty want to cover up criminals? , I don’t care about the laws of Great Xia, I, as a minister, I can’t see your majesty’s mistake and not stop it, so, your majesty’s move is inappropriate, and I don’t agree with it!”

  Gu Qingci's voice was not very loud, but it was unusually sonorous. In the empty hall, it was very clear. This passage was heard clearly by everyone and reached everyone's ears.

  Emperor Xia remained expressionless, and slowly said: "Gu Aiqing, I think it's inappropriate for you to do this. This is the Palace of the Golden Luan, and the case should go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice..."

   "Your Majesty!"

At this time, an elder from the imperial palace suddenly stood up. He looked a little stooped, but he was extremely energetic. He was skinny but he felt like he was standing tall, and said: "The old minister thinks that your majesty's move is inappropriate. My lord Since the founding of the Xia Dynasty, why did you stop announcing the case because it was the Golden Luan Palace? The Taizu once established the ancestral precept that the prince breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people. The old minister thinks what Master Gu said is right. Your Majesty is deliberately covering up, and the minister does not agree!"

"Yes," another official from Yushitai also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the former emperor personally interrogated the uncle of the country for three days and three nights in the Golden Luan Hall, are you still going to act arbitrarily in spite of the world? This is not the way of the Mingjun, and the ministers do not agree."

After this opening, the people from Yushitai stood up one by one, and at the back, several ministers from Yushitai began to take turns, and each of them began to criticize Emperor Xia with words and words, and the more they talked, the more excited they became , Later, Xia Guo's move turned into an act of subjugation, the performance of a faint king.

   "Your Majesty, if you insist on doing this, the ministers will stay in the Golden Temple today, or you can kill us directly, otherwise, if you don't handle it well today, you won't be able to leave the Golden Temple."

   "..."

Gu Qingci looked at the Emperor Xia whose face had turned livid, and secretly marveled in his heart. This is the representative of Xia Guo's scholars. He has long heard that Xia Guo's scholars have a high status, and he has also heard many legends about Yushitai , I just found out today that these are all ruthless people!

Moreover, I don't know why, but Gu Qingci always has a feeling that the people at Yushitai seem to like to scold the emperor very much, and the more they scold, the more energetic they become. They seem to be staring at Emperor Xia all the time, just to wait for Emperor Xia to commit a crime Wrong, they swarmed up.

  Looking at how this group of people are scrambling to be the first, the current Emperor Xia is like a piece of delicious meat in their eyes, and everyone wants to take two bites.

   "Okay, I got it."

  Emperor Xia is really helpless. The Yushitai people have been a special department since the founding of the Xia Kingdom, dedicated to supervising the emperor.

Seeing Emperor Xia's obedience softened, Gu Qingci not only lamented Yushitai's combat power, but also lamented Xia Guo's national policy. No wonder there have been several generations of emperors since the founding of the country, and there have been emperors with weak abilities in the middle, such as the first emperor. An emperor with little ability, however, Xia Guo is still thriving and developing better and better.

  Correcting the reason is a matter of national policy.

In the Kingdom of Xia, the emperor cannot speak his mind. The ministers below him include Yushitai, and there are also many literati with real backbone. If the emperor makes a mistake, they will stand up immediately. Let the emperor take back his life.

  In this country of Xia, there is no emperor who speaks. If you are wrong here, you are wrong. It will not change because you are the emperor.

Thinking of this, Gu Qingci couldn't help sighing, no wonder Mr. Wuque has such a high status in the hearts of scholars, because Mr. Wuque is their real backer, a backer who dares to challenge the emperor, even if the current emperor Tang Peiyan is so ambitious, as long as Mr. Wuque is there One day, scholars in this world will have spiritual leaders.

   Seeing Emperor Xia let go, several officials at Yushitai retreated contentedly, and all of them shut their mouths tightly immediately, as if the old gods were there, as if they weren't the ones who were so angry with the air just now.

   "Gu Qing's family, tell me." Xia Huang said.

Gu Qingci was stunned for a moment before he realized that the group of Yushitai had already been dealt with, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, when I entered the palace, I met Wu Kui, a big inner guard, who was about to enter the palace to plead guilty." , he is the witness!"

Ma Dongyang, who was still kneeling on the ground, changed his expression, his pale face became even paler, and sighed slowly, while Ma Zhibai trembled all over, looked at his father, stood up slowly, and looked at the father. Gu Qing said, "Brother Gu, are you really going to put my father to death?"

Gu Qingci looked at Ma Zhibai with a complicated mood, but he said decisively: "Brother Ma, I, Gu Qingci, am not a saint, I am just an ordinary person, I came to the capital for my friend and for so many colleagues. To be fair, for your friend, I was willing to make big things into small things, but what did your father do? He arrested my family. From the moment I knew it, he and I had to settle. In addition, Between us, there is no right or wrong, there is no one who is sorry for the other, only blame, the world is impermanent!"

  Ma Zhibai looked at Gu Qingci, couldn't say a word, and sat on the ground slumped. He couldn't blame anyone, but Gu Qingci? Gu Qingci was forced to resist from the beginning to the end, do you blame him for being ruthless now? Isn't he the one who is really ruthless? But is Ma Dongyang to blame? Ma Zhibai knew that this was forced and helpless, it was just a gamble for his family and his son!

  In the Golden Luan Hall, it was very quiet, only a eunuch's voice sounded: "Xuan, see Wu Kui!"

   I have really worked hard, really!

   Try to come back later!

  (end of this chapter)