On this day and night, the pearl guards cleared the door, and the emperor summoned him into the palace to speak. Mingzhu knelt down, and the emperor looked at it silently for a long time, and only handed him a fold, and did not say a word.
Mingzhu took the fold, which turned out to be the secret music of Wu Daoyi, the governor of Shanxi, and wrote:"On the day Chen Tingjing returned to his hometown, Fu Shan went to Chen's house for a secret visit. Chen Tingjing went to Beijing to visit the criminal ministers in Taiyuan, and immediately visited the Yangqu Five Peaks Temple to meet Fu Shan. Because Fu Shan was very secretive and surrounded by henchmen, he could not find out the details. The criminal thought that Fu Shan was arrogant, pretending to be high-minded, forming a close party association, and his anti-heart was obvious. Chen Tingjing corresponded with him, but his heart was unpredictable and had to be guarded against. How to deal with Fu Shan, please Holy Judge!Wu Daoyi, the governor of Shanxi, played a secret performance. "
Mingzhu read the excerpt, and the emperor said:"When Chen Tingjing returned to Shanxi, he had some dealings with Fu Shan, and you had dealings with Chen Tingjing, and I want you to keep an eye on it. Fu Shan is very prestigious in the eyes of scholars in the world, and he must not be touched as a last resort. In order to protect the country and the country, what I need most is a scholar. This matter is very close, and you can't say it to anyone!"
Mingzhu Road:"The minister knows how to behave. "
Mingzhu just paid attention to the date of the excerpt, and saw that this secret music was half a year ago. Why did the emperor show him the excerpt at this time?Mingzhu pretended to have this doubt in his heart, so he guessed that the emperor had a jealousy of Chen Tingjing.
The emperor said again:"The former Ming clan has long been cut off, but some scholars do not know the current affairs and go against the sky. It is not that they are worried about rebellion, but that they are not capable of rebellion;What worries me is that they are not going well, and this is related to the overall situation of people's hearts. "
Mingzhu played:"The minister thought that the emperor's benevolence and virtue were extensive, and Ze was the world, as long as time passed, all the people would return to their hearts. As for the few scholars, the emperor doesn't have to take it to heart. "The emperor shook his head and said:"Mingzhu, there are few people like you among the Manchurians, but you haven't read the books of the Han people after all!Among the Han people, the scholars boasted that they had the heart of heaven and earth as their heart, and the people regarded their hearts as the heart of heaven and earth. Although there are not many readers, they can't be despised by any of them!"Mingzhu is busy pleasing sin:"The minister is confused, thank the emperor for a lesson!"The emperor sighed"Although I am not afraid of their rebellion, then again, the strong wind starts at the end of Qingping, and it is still necessary to take precautions. Fu Shan, if they want to connect in series, let them connect in series, don't alarm them, just watch them secretly. Once you dare to act rashly, you will be severely punished!"Mingzhu retreated out of the palace, but saw that Master Wei Xiangshu was already outside. He thought to himself that the emperor rarely summoned his ministers at night, presumably for Prince Zhuang's matter. I thought that Ao Bai must have played the emperor, otherwise the emperor would not be in such a hurry to summon Wei Xiangshu. I just don't know how the emperor will deal with this troublesome matter. Mingzhu said hello respectfully to the book, and went back to the Qianqing Gate by himself. Wei Xiangshu bowed to the palace and the eunuch led him into the Xinuan Pavilion. The emperor was sitting upright on the kang, looking at Wei Xiangshu and smiling. Wei bowed down to the book, and the emperor nodded slightly and said"Get up and sit down. "The eunuch moved a chair over, put it next to Wei Xiangshu, and said:"Lord Wei, please be seated. "Wei Xiangshu felt very strange, looked at the emperor in fear, and was still kneeling. It turned out that the emperor's so-called sitting, the ministers were not really able to sit on the chair, but still kneeled, sitting on their heels. Seeing that the eunuch really moved the chair at this time, how dare Wei Xiangshu stand up?The emperor smiled:"Wei Xiangshu, you are an old minister, you don't have to be formal, get up and sit down. "Wei bowed to Shushu in thanksgiving, got up from the ground, and half-sat down in his chair. The emperor spoke warmly again and again, and slowly talked about Prince Zhuang's nonsense. When speaking, the emperor was sometimes annoyed and sometimes sighed. Wei Xiangshu gradually understood what the emperor meant, so he got down from the chair, still knelt on the ground, and said:"Your Majesty, they want to make a crime and ask for the head of the minister, it's very easy. The so-called sin of wanting to add to it, there is no excuse!It's just that the minister thinks that the world of the Qing Dynasty should be worthy of a Qing character!"The emperor sighed"Wei Xiangshu, when others say this, I can ask for his head. But if you say it, I will understand your loyalty. To put it bluntly, I also hate those arrogant and domineering princes, but they are either my clansmen or heroes who fought a hundred battles with the emperor, I am really embarrassed!If it's not peaceful today, I have a lot of things to do, and I must not make a mistake in my own family first. "
Wei Xiangshu understood that the holy will had been decided, but he didn't want to die in vain, but the so-called monarch wanted his ministers to die and his ministers had to die, so instead of begging the emperor to spare his life, it was better to speak generously. He let it go, and said:
Your Majesty, for the sake of peace in the world, the ministers are willing to suffer a hundred years of grievances!"
Wei Xiangshu said, knelt on the ground, and listened to what the emperor said. But I heard the emperor say:"They also want to kill Chen Tingjing and Mingzhu!"Wei Xiangshu bowed his head and asked"What is the matter with Chen Tingjing and Mingzhu?"
The emperor said:"You don't know, it was Mingzhu who asked the clues from Chen Tingjing's mouth, and Li Zhenye was the one who happened in the east window!"
Wei Xiangshu suddenly realized and said:"No wonder before Dabi, Chen Tingjing hid in the east, so that's the case!When the minister tried the case with Sonny and Aobai, he only said that the emperor was aware of everything and saw Li Zhenye's misdeeds, and Li Zhenye also confessed, so the minister didn't think about how he was wrong. The emperor, the minister did not approve of Chen Tingjing being the champion, just to keep him safe, but he still failed to escape the disaster. "
The emperor said:"I remember that you said at the time that Heavenly Grace was too heavy, which was not a good thing for Chen Tingjing. Tell me this day. "
Wei Xiangshu replied:"The minister remembered the story of Su Dongpo's brothers. At that time, Su Dongpo's brothers both won the Jinshi, and the Empress Dowager Song Renzong was overjoyed, saying that she had found two prime ministers for her descendants. The literary name of the Su brothers has long been spread all over the world, but now the queen mother said this, which harmed the Su Dongpo brothers. Many officials in the Manchu Dynasty are waiting to be prime ministers!The Dongpo brothers became the target of public criticism. None of his two brothers became prime ministers, but Dongpo was exiled for the rest of his life!"
When the emperor heard this, he sighed:"Alas, what a blessing and a blessing, the world is unpredictable!"
Wei Xiangshu said again:"Your Majesty, this time Dabi Jinshi only took the article, but Chen Tingjing tested his character, courage, strategy, and city government, this person is really extraordinary!"
The emperor said: ."Hearing you say that, I feel more and more sorry for Chen Tingjing!He should really be the champion. "
Wei Xiangshu shook his head and said:"The minister thought that if he could keep Chen Tingjing, he would only be in his early twenties, and if it was really a piece of material, the emperor would not be in a hurry, and he could use him slowly. "
The emperor had some hidden pain in his heart, he helped Wei Xiangshu up, still told him to sit on the chair, and then said"Okay, you can use it slowly!It is said that time is like an arrow, time is running out, and I really hope that time will be faster. "
Wei Xiangshu understood the emperor's voice, and the emperor wanted to tell the years to quickly survive those faint princes, so that the court could be quieter. But no one dared to say this, it was unfilial!
The emperor paced slowly, circled around Wei Xiangshu a few times, and said:"You are my most trusted minister, and I won't let them do anything to you. Go home and take refuge for a few years, and I will call you back when the time comes. "
Wei Xiangshu knelt down again and said:"Thank the emperor for not killing him. The ministers have long had pastoral thoughts, and the emperor's quasi-ministers begged to return, so there was no need to summon the ministers back. "The emperor heard that Xiang Shu was angry, and he didn't blame him, but he still comforted him. On the second day, the emperor summoned Ao to worship in the palace, and Mingzhu was on the side. Seeing Ao's visit, Mingzhu wanted to avoid it, but the emperor told him not to go away. After bowing and bowing, the emperor didn't elaborate, but said:"You and Sonny came to defend Xiangshu. "Ao Bai listened thoughtlessly and asked:"Your Majesty, why is this?"The emperor said:"Let Prince Zhuang and them come to guard Xiangshu, I agreed, don't you really leave it at their mercy?Besides, if they come to participate, they have to kill him!"Only then did Ao Bai understand the emperor's deep meaning, so he said:"The emperor's will has been understood, but Sony will be a turtle with a shrunken head whenever it is critical!"The emperor said:"This time he wanted to shrink his head, but I wouldn't let him shrink!Go and tell him my will!Aobai, you are a god, and you are very respectful. Sonny is a peacemaker, and I'll have to use him. You can't do it without you in the court, and you can't do it without Sony and Mud. "Ao bowed his hand and thanked him, and praised:"The way of the emperor and the people, the extreme of sage!"After a little hesitation,"What about two more people?"The emperor knew that Ao Bai was talking about Mingzhu and Chen Tingjing, so he said:"Those two can't reach you to participate!"Mingzhu secretly understood everything, but pretended not to know. He knew that Ao Bai deliberately probed the holy will, and what he wanted was the emperor's words. I thought that Wei Xiangshu had become a meat in the end, it was really unreasonable. At this time, I suddenly saw the emperor looking sad, and there seemed to be tears in his eyes. Ao Bai also felt that the emperor was sad, he hid his face and cried first, and said:"The founding of the country was difficult, and the emperor had to bend his will, forbearance, and the minister felt that he was incompetent. If you get the emperor's instructions, the ministers are not afraid of breaking the corpses, just go and clean them up!"The emperor sighed"Ao Baixiu said this, I can't bear to see flesh and blood cannibalism again. Prince Su Haoge was rebellious, and he was abolished as a concubine, and he was still reinstated after a little remorse, but he reverted to his old state and had to be punished again. Hauge died in prison, and I couldn't bear to think about it. Prince Zheng Zierharang was arrogant and overstepped the system, and after the punishment was still lenient, he still did not know how to repent. King Azig was also condemned. The regent has made great achievements in the dynasty, but after his death, he has been accused of sin, how can I ignore it?Now Prince Zhuang is like this again, although I hate him, I don't want to cure him anymore. But how could I be at the mercy of me, so I had to compromise and cut and gag their mouths. "When Ao Bai heard the emperor's words, he was even more heartbroken and burst into tears. The emperor himself was very sad, but he persuaded Ao to worship:"You are a battle-hardened tiger general, why did your mother-in-law get up?Get up. "
Ao Bai said:"The minister would rather fight on the battlefield than entangle the officialdom!On the battlefield, the knife is bloody, and it is happy!The minister is a straight intestine, and he can't go around so many bends in officialdom!"
Mingzhu was listening, and she felt quite sad in her heart, but she always felt that Aobai's tears were squeezed out desperately.
Sonny got up early, and there was something big going on in the court today. Soetu also got up early, and he packed up himself and went over to wait for Amma. Knowing that the emperor wanted him to join the guard with Ao Bai today, he felt a nest in his heart and said:"Amma, aren't we shooting ourselves in the foot?"
Sonny smiled wryly"You don't understand, you don't understand what you said!Our emperor, although he is young, has a million soldiers in his chest!"
Suo Etu said again:"It was clearly Mingzhu who caught Chen Tingjing, and only then did he bring out the Kechang case, why did everyone say that I asked it!"
Sonny smiled wryly again and said:"Yes, if people put the first credit for investigating the case on your head, and they don't slander you, you will have a hard time arguing!"
Suo Etu said:"I don't want to be greedy for this merit, doesn't this cause Prince Zhuang and them to hate me?"
Sonny said as he dressed up and said:"With this article alone, I have to join the guard with Aobai, so that it will appear that you are not in the same group as them!"
Suo Etu understood when he heard this, but he felt that his father and son seemed to be led by the nose, and said angrily"Amma, we've been tricked!"
Sonny laughed"If you are tricked by the emperor, there is no way. Needless to say, let's go into the palace. "
Suo Etu rode a horse and followed the back of Amma's palanquin, thinking that he had always heard outsiders say that he Ama was the best at mud, and he wouldn't wipe the on the bridge of his nose when he should endure it. He was really aggrieved in his heart, and he didn't know whether he should learn something from the old man.
The father and son went to Qianqingmen to wait for the court, and saw that the princes and ministers were already standing there. Wei Xiangshu also arrived, and Sony went over to greet him. Suo Etu was even more awkward when he saw it, thinking that Ama would have to join someone's house later, and he still gave up his hands to others, so he didn't make love. When I looked at it again, I saw that he Ama was making a bunch of narratives with Ao Bai and Wei Xiangshu, just like close friends.
When the time of the court came, the ministers stood up for work, rushed in, and entered the Qianqing Gate. The inner supervisor had already set up the dragon chair and the imperial case, and the attendant put the emperor's portable saber on the imperial case. Not long after, the emperor arrived, and the ministers shouted in unison.
The emperor said that he had received a lot of excerpts recently, and instructed his ministers to play them one by one. On weekdays, things were done step by step, but today Ao Bai stepped forward and knelt down alone. The ministers were amazed, and only listened to the recital"Chen Ao worshiped the four sins of the Imperial Shi Wei Xiangshu with Sonny Shenzuo: 1. Pretending to be a Taoist, but actually a villain;Second, call friends and introduce classes, and the party is the same and different;3. Honest and self-proclaimed, secretly accepting bribes;Fourth, make friends with foreign officials and have ill intentions. There is a book here, please take a look!"
The ministers were shocked, but they were silent. The eunuch took the fold and presented it to the emperor. The emperor had already seen the excerpt, but after just a few glances, he put it on the imperial case. In the middle of the night, someone knelt down and played"Wei Xiangshu is clear and upright, loyal to the emperor, and has a good reputation!Worship with Sony Shenwen Zhouna, frame a good minister, please the emperor Mingjian!"
The emperor was silent, and his face was gloomy. Sonny hesitated for a moment, knelt forward, and said"This time, the ministers were ordered to investigate and deal with the case, and Wei Xiangshu found the old minister many times, in a vain attempt to use the topic to play, fabricate charges, and frame Zhongliang. Fortunately, the emperor is wise and his eyes are like torches, otherwise he will be unjustly imprisoned!"
Prince Zhuang stepped forward and knelt down:"Wei Xiangshu seems to be kind and old-fashioned, but in fact he is scheming. This year, there will be eight people who will try Shanxi Chinese, and the righteous indignation of the world's scholars is hard to fill!He and Chen Tingjing, a new science and technology jinshi, belong to the same township in Shanxi, and the two families have long been in contact, but they pretend not to know each other. He served as the president of the examination and secretly helped Chen Tingjing everywhere. Chen Tingjingxiang piloted the understanding of Yuan, and he won the Huiyuan test, which was arranged by Wei Xiangshu!"
The emperor glanced at Prince Zhuang and said:"In this way, I am a blind man who does not distinguish between good and bad articles!"
Prince Zhuang was not sure how to answer, and Sony hurriedly said"As the saying goes, there is no first in literature, and there is no second in martial arts. Chen Tingjing thought that Chen Tingjing was not a reckless person after all, and the economy of the article was good, but whether he deserved to be the first or not, only Wei Xiangshu understood in his heart!After the palace test, the emperor did not point him to the champion, it is really a saint!"
Ao Bai and Sony's words are all articles on the scene, and they have already been summed up. Prince Zhuang thought that someone was helping him, and said:"The old minister thought that Chen Tingjing's fame should be removed and strictly investigated!If you don't kill such readers, you won't be able to control the world's readers!"
The emperor looked at Wei Xiangshu and said:"Wei Xiangshu, what do you have to say?"
Wei Xiangshu knew that this matter was a foregone conclusion, and it was useless to say it or not, so he said:"Those who are clear are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid. The minister has nothing to say!It's just that when it comes to the Chinese-style eight people in Shanxi this year, there is no cheating, let alone a secret bribe. The sin of arbitrarily administering ministers is it, and you must not wronged those few scholars!"
The people who encouraged Prince Zhuang to let go of Diao were all dumb at this time. They don't dare to say anything here, and if they do, they are clearly not clean. Some ministers felt that this matter was strange, and there must be hidden secrets, and Wei Xiangshu should be handed over to the Jiuqing Conference, and should not be hastily taken away. The emperor said: ."I didn't think I needed to. Recently, there has been unrest on all sides, and there have been repeated incidents between the DPRK and China. I am exhausted and troubled. Wei Xiangshu already had Lin Quan's thoughts and pastoral thoughts, so let him go home. "
When Prince Zhuang heard what the emperor said, he couldn't care less about losing his body and shouted:"Wei Xiangshu is heinous and can't let him go easily!"
The emperor only didn't hear it, and he didn't reprimand Prince Zhuang and said:"Wei Xiangshu has served the imperial court for many years, and he is finally diligent, but unfortunately he can't always be disciplined. I remember that you have been serving in the class for many years, with a little advice, a little merit, and I can't bear to punish crimes. Take your original product and go home!"
Wei Xiangshu knelt on the ground and said:"The guilty minister thanked the emperor for his leniency!"
Prince Zhuang stirred up nonsense and shouted:"Your Majesty, Wei Xiangshu should be killed!Chen Tingjing and Mingzhu should be killed!"
The emperor couldn't bear it anymore, and scolded after taking the imperial case:"Bogodor!Even if Wei Xiangshu is guilty, he can't get to the point of death!Chen Tingjing is a scholar, what kind of heavenly rule did he commit?Do you dare to say it in front of your ministers?Mingzhu has been with me for many years, serving during the day and guarding at night, why don't I see that he has a crime to kill?I remember that you have contributed to the country, and I have tolerated it again and again, otherwise it would be a capital crime for you to roar at the court!Send Prince Zhuang home to rest!"
A guard had already come over and half-helped and half-dragged Prince Zhuang out. The ministers were like a mirror in their hearts, and they had already seen the mystery inside, and no one dared to say a word anymore.
Chen Tingjing heard that Wei Xiangshu was repelled and returned home, but he did not know the details. He is just a new branch scholar in the Hanlin Academy, and the major events in the palace can only be passed on. When they went home and talked to the old lady about it, Weng and his son-in-law could only guess a rough idea. Chen Tingjing went to visit Wei Xiangshu's house, and the porter said that Master Wei didn't want to see anyone.
On this day, Chen Tingjing heard that Master Wei was going back to his hometown, so he specially prepared drinks, led Dashun, and waited in the long pavilion outside the city. Finally saw two carriages coming, Chen Tingjing stepped forward to take a look, and sure enough, it was Wei Xiangshu who led his family back to Shanxi. Chen Tingjing stepped forward and saluted respectfully, and said:"Lord Wei, Ting Jing is here to see you off. "
Wei Xiangshu got out of the car and said:"Tingjing, I am a criminal minister, others can't avoid it, and you came to see him off. You, being such a person is very commendable, but being an official is so confused!"
Chen Tingjing smiled"In the words of his predecessors, the wind of a gentleman is high and the water is long. Ting respects you, no matter what others say!A glass of turbid wine, talk about your heart!How about a slight stop by Lord Wei?"
Wei Xiangshu instructed his family to wait only in the car, and went to the pavilion with Chen Tingjing. The two raised their glasses and touched each other, and drank them all. Chen Tingjing asked"The secret in the palace is not to be listened to, and my generation can't listen to it. Lord Wei, our emperor is a wise lord, how can he listen to slander?"
Wei Xiangshu smiled and said:"It was supposed to be my head!"
Chen Tingjing exclaimed:"Huh?Is it because he killed Prince Zhuang's son and Li Zhenye?They deserve it!"
Wei Xiangshu shook his head and said:"You're still in the dark!You have the same pearl's head, they want it too!It's like a business, it's just that the prince's price is too high, and the emperor has discounted it!If only you and Mingzhu are killed, Prince Zhuang and they are still angry. It's better to keep the two of you and take me under the knife. But the emperor didn't want to be at the mercy of others, so he sent me back to my hometown. "
Chen Tingjing said:"I've wronged you so much, Lord Wei!"
Wei Xiangshu sighed"Tingjing, on an errand in front of the emperor, there is nothing to say about grievances. Doing well may not be meritorious, and doing bad may not have been, but you must do it well. It's hard!"
Chen Tingjing felt that he didn't understand it halfway, just like a little monk without Huigen who listened to the words. Wei Xiangshu saluted Chen Ting's glass of wine in return and said"There are two things that I don't want to hide from you. You are studying in Taiyuan, you refuse to make a confession, you can't pay to the emperor, I wrote a letter of repentance for you and coaxed the emperor. During the palace examination, the examiners drafted the first place, you are the first name, and when the seal is opened, the emperor also has a little bit of your champion, and I ask the emperor to move your ranking. "Wei Xiangshu told the story of the Dongpo brothers.
Chen Tingjing was enlightened and came over suddenly. It turns out that Master Wei is not only his benefactor, but also his life-saving benefactor. Last year in Taiyuan, he didn't understand why he was released from prison in a daze, but today he learned that it was Master Wei who secretly fulfilled it. Master Wei wrote a confession document for him, but in fact, he risked the crime of bullying the king!He had already heard people talk about the champion, although he was skeptical, he was not happy to think about it. It turned out that it was all Lord Wei for his good and good intentions!Chen Tingjing couldn't help but kneel down and bow to Lord Wei.
Wei Xiangshu hurriedly helped him up and said:"Tingjing, the old man is just cherishing his talents for the emperor, you don't have to take it to heart. According to your talents, you will be a good minister in the future, and you will not be able to end up in the officialdom. The world only says that the ups and downs of the sea are unpredictable, but you are young and ambitious, and the sea is endless, you have to boil it slowly!Remember one word that the old man said. "Wei Xiangshu said this, stopped, and looked at Chen Tingjing.
Chen Tingjing hurriedly asked"Please advise Master Wei!"
Wei Xiangshu slowly spit out a word in his mouth and said:"Wait!"
Wei Xiangshu said, patted Chen Tingjing on the shoulder, and got into the carriage. Wei Xiangshu was about to set off, but Chen Tingjing turned around and saw Zhang Han and several new entrants from Shanxi running to Hanlin. Chen Tingjing hurriedly asked Master Wei to stay. It turned out that Zhang Khan and the others had also been to Wei's house, and Wei Xiangshu was afraid that he would affect the young people, and he was afraid that he would look like them, so he didn't see them. Chen Tingjing originally got closer to Zhang Khan and wanted to invite him to see him off, but in a blink of an eye, he thought that maybe they had their own plans, and they were afraid that it would not be good if they were reluctant, so they came alone. Wei Xiangshu got out of the car again, and when he saw that the eight new Hanlin recruits from Shanxi had arrived, he couldn't help but burst into tears. Chen Tingjing asked Dashun to go to the pavilion to get wine, but there were only two wine glasses. Chen Ting drank a glass of wine and offered it to Lord Wei, and the eight Hanlin took turns holding the wine jar, respectfully clinking glasses with Lord Wei, and then raising their heads and taking big mouthfuls. It was already early winter, and the trees outside the city were bleak, and the jackdaws were flying. Lord Wei's carriage gradually drifted away, and slowly disappeared, and Chen Tingjing and the others returned abruptly.