That Person In That River and Lake

  Chapter 181 Playing in the Golden Temple (3)

  The voice in the Jinluan Hall gradually disappeared, and Wu Kui walked in slowly, holding the letters between him and Wu Kui in his hand, and handing them over to Emperor Xia.

   "Sir, I am ashamed of the grace of the Holy Grace, and I am willing to die!"

  Wu Kui explained his plan with Ma Dongyang, including a series of things including his first letter being intercepted by Ma Dongyang, his cooperation with the assassin, and his preparation to go to Beijing to give false testimony.

  With the appearance of Wu Kui, Ma Dongyang deceived everyone, even intercepted the secret letter from the secret guards. When the dust settled, Emperor Xia had nothing to say, and Ma Dongyang didn't argue too much.

Putting the letter on the case, Emperor Xia was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "The Minister of Rites, Ma Dongyang, deceived the superior and the inferior, intercepted the secret letter of the royal guards privately, used his power for personal gain to embezzle military exploits, and even sent people to assassinate meritorious ministers in an attempt to cover up the letter. For the truth, you should first go to the Heavenly Prison and submit it to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for reexamination, and the result will be known to the world within three days."

"Ma Zhibai, an academician of the Imperial Academy, did not report what he knew, cooperated with corruption, thought that his knowledge was unknown, and voluntarily pleaded guilty, sentenced to a light sentence, exiled, and handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for review. Within three days, the world will be known. Sihuangen, framed the meritorious officials, dismissed the identity of the secret guards, put them in the sky prison, and handed them over to the Ministry of Punishment for trial."

The emperor made a final decision, and no one refuted this time. When his order came down, soldiers came in and took the three of them down. Ma Dongyang cupped his hands towards Gu Qingci, and Ma Zhibai looked very depressed, and he also left .

  Only Wu Kui at the end looked at Gu Qingci with a relaxed and sincere look in his eyes. After seeing Gu Qingci nod his head slightly, he let out a long breath.

As Ma Dongyang was taken away, all the ministers in the court focused on Gu Qingci, because at this moment, at this moment, it meant that a new giant in the capital appeared, and with such credit as a ladder for advancement, It means that from now on, it will rise to the top.

  Emperor Xia also looked at Gu Qingci thoughtfully, and after a while, he said, "What do the Gu Qing family think of my actions?"

Gu Qingci heard Emperor Xia's complaints, but he didn't worry too much at all. This is a qualified emperor, and it is impossible for him to really remember it just because he hated him just now. Way to kill yourself.

   Gu Qingci bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

   "Really, just now I became what you call a fool!" Emperor Xia looked at Gu Qingci with great interest, with a little teasing in his eyes.

   Gu Qingci was taken aback for a moment, and said: "People are not sages and sages can do nothing."

  Emperor Xia said in a bad mood: "You can accuse Sang and scold Huai, and even educate me."

   "Chen, don't dare!" Gu Qingci said hastily.

   "Forget it," Emperor Xia waved his hand, and said, "Now, the justice you want is back, and the credit is back. What reward do you want?"

The main event is coming, which is expected by everyone. At the beginning, Ma Zhibai was admitted to the Imperial Academy with that credit, but now Gu Qingci is obviously impossible to be rewarded with just this point. After all, this time the incident was too twists and turns. Even Shangshu came down one.

Everyone looked at Gu Qingci quietly, but some people shook their heads slightly. Xia Huang seemed to give Gu Qingci his own choice, but it was actually a trap. If Gu Qingci opened his mouth, his end would be like this. It's not appropriate to say that it's too small. Originally, this kind of thing has a fixed procedure. Whether you say it or not, the result is the same. It's just the emperor's mood within a certain range.

However, to everyone's surprise, Gu Qingci actually cupped his hands and said: "I have three requirements. First, exchange all the rewards of the minister for cash and distribute them equally to those comrades who died in the battle. Second, I request that in the name of the imperial court, Ma Shilian, the prime minister of Changling County, who died in the battle, be awarded an additional title of Jinshi, and thirdly, allow the minister to return home, so that he will not interfere with the affairs of the court from now on."

As soon as Gu Qingci asked for the third point, there was an uproar immediately. Everyone can accept the first point and the second point. After all, Gu Qingci has always shown that his two sleeves are gentle and affectionate, and it is normal to use the rewards to subsidize the martyrs It is normal to ask the imperial court for a reward for a friend, and, considering Ma Shilian's contribution, it is not a big deal, but the third point is that everyone, including Emperor Xia, was caught off guard.

  Emperor Xia was stunned for a moment, and said: "I think the first two points are very good, but I don't understand the third point. You are young now, and you are the pillar of the court. Why do you want to be a scholar? Is it because you are dissatisfied with me?"

Gu Qingci shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I don't have any other intentions. I just think that the court is not suitable for me. When I was in Changling County, I had already thought about it. I would resign when I came back. If it wasn't for this incident Thing, think about it, now I should go back to my hometown and live the life of picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and seeing Nanshan leisurely, or fishing alone in the cold river and snow, this is what I yearn for!"

Emperor Xia and the ministers of the court stared blankly at Gu Qingci, a little shocked. They all thought that the reason why Gu Qingci fought so desperately with the Ma family was simply because his credit was robbed, and no one could accept it. , but in the current situation, it seems that Gu Qingci is really doing this purely for the martyrs who died in battle.

At this time, a rather old minister looked at Gu Qingci leisurely and said: "Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing Nanshan, a lonely boat with hats and hats, fishing for snow in the cold river alone, your casual words are enough. A famous saying that has been passed down through the ages, with such talent and ability to make contributions, it is inappropriate, inappropriate, not to be an official in the court, but to work for the welfare of the people of the world!"

  Gu Qingci knew this person, or his predecessor, Zeng Tong, a second-rank scholar in the court, was a man of high morals. Although he was not comparable to Mr. Wuque, he was also a person of great status among scholars.

Gu Qingci hastily performed the ceremony, and said: "Scholar Zeng, I really don't want to be in the court. If it weren't for the hope of so many people on my shoulders, I wouldn't have come to this capital for a while. I have already considered it." Well, after returning to my hometown in Shuzhong, I will become a teacher, and I can do something for the country!"

   After finishing speaking, Gu Qingci bowed deeply to Emperor Xia and said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to resign for the sake of the people."

Emperor Xia was really silent. Only then did he realize that he did not misjudge Gu Qingci's potential, but he misjudged Gu Qingci's personality. He smiled slightly and said, "Gu Aiqing, I need to think about this matter carefully. Let’s stop here for today, let’s talk about it later, retreat!”

  Gu Qingci's eyes widened, and said: "Your Majesty, your move is inappropriate, aren't you playing a rascal?"

   An inexplicable smile appeared on Emperor Xia's face, and said, "I'm going to be a rascal today, so what can you do?"

  Gu Qingci cupped his hands towards the ministers of Yushitai, and said: "The old seniors of Yushitai are here, how could they let His Majesty do such unseemly things?"

   Emperor Xia looked at the ministers at Yushitai with a smile, and said, "What do you love?"

   The ministers of the Yushitai seemed to be discussing it, but they said in unison: "Your Majesty is holy, to leave a pillar of talent for the court, such a trivial matter, it is worthless!"

  Gu Qingci: "..."

   Alas, in the past few days, neither the subscription nor the tickets are ideal, so painful!

  (end of this chapter)