The festive atmosphere of the Chang Mansion did not last long before it was completely shattered by another incident - the Chang Mansion was stolen.
In the past few days, everyone in the house had been focusing on Chang Xiaotian's marriage, but they didn't expect that a brave thief would take the opportunity to sneak into Chang's house and take a hold of it. If the thief only stole some gold, silver and jewelry, it would be nothing, but this thief was so courageous that he even sneaked into Chang Zhishan's study and sneaked around. When the thief was discovered by Chang Mansion, some servants shouted to catch the thief. Chang Mansion was located in Chang'an, a place where dignitaries gathered, and the shout was known to all the neighbors. But the strange thing is that Chang Zhishan rushed to the study that night to check and immediately stopped everyone. The next morning, the Chang Mansion made a sound and said that he had just lost some money and had not suffered much loss. He also responded to the people who came to the door to inquire. The neighbors expressed their apologies, but in the end they didn’t even go to the officials to report the incident and settle the matter. As for what really happened, no one knew, even the Chang Xiaotian siblings came forward to inquire, but to no avail.
During the court session today, many people came to Chang Zhishan for two reasons - one was to express concern about the theft of Chang's mansion, and the other was to celebrate Chang Xiaotian's marriage.
However, Chang Zhishan laughed and dismissed the two matters without mentioning them too much. Chang Zhishan's status was respected, and since he didn't want to mention his colleagues and couldn't interfere, even his subordinates stood aside silently, pretending that nothing happened.
Just as Chang Zhishan was greeting his colleagues one after another, a voice suddenly sounded, attracting the attention of all the officials in the palace.
"General Chang——"
I saw Wang Yanqing take the initiative to walk to Chang Zhishan, and he said to him with a kind face: "Why didn't you notify Captain Zhaowu of his wedding? You can let me wait for the ceremony to come to express my congratulations."
"Quietness is used to cultivate one's character, frugality is used to cultivate virtue. Quanzi's marriage is frugal, but he only invited some relatives and did not disturb his colleagues."
Even though the two of them had always been at odds, Wang Yanqing would not offend him if he stepped forward to congratulate Chang Zhishan.
"In that case, I can only congratulate you here——" Wang Yanqing bowed his hands.
"Thank you, Mr. Wang——" Chang Zhishan returned the same greeting.
The two of them fell silent after a conversation, but Wang Yanqing did not leave and return to his people. Instead, he continued to stand beside Chang Zhishan, as if he planned to wait for the arrival of Emperor Tang.
After a while, seeing that Emperor Tang still did not appear, Wang Yanqing seemed to suddenly remember something. He turned to Chang Zhishan again and asked with concern: "General Chang, I heard that your mansion... was stolen?"
Chang Zhishan's expression didn't change at all, he just smiled slightly and said, "Please forgive me, Mr. Wang, but it's just a young man who took away some silver."
"Bold! You dare to steal even the house of a high-ranking official of my dynasty! You simply don't care about the court!" Wang Yanqing suddenly scolded, with a very angry expression, as if it was his own house that was stolen. Then his expression returned to peace and he said with concern: "General Chang, Beijing is looking for Wu Zen, my classmate back then. Don't worry. I will ask Mr. Wu to catch this thief as soon as possible!"
"Haha, no need, no need...it's just some money, no need to mobilize troops like this." Chang Zhishan declined Wang Yanqing's suggestion.
"Hey - how can this be done? The money is small, but the face of General Shence's Mansion is big..."
While the two were going back and forth, Chen Jinjue's sharp voice penetrated the hall——
"Your Majesty has arrived——"
Upon seeing this, the two men immediately returned to their positions, and the officials also moved for a while, then bowed and knelt down.
“Long live my emperor, long live long live—”
"All the ministers are equal——"
This voice still came from Chen Jinjue's mouth. Everyone was surprised and couldn't help but look up.
Could it be that the Holy Emperor's body... Everyone thought in unison, if it weren't for his body, how could the Holy Emperor let a eunuch speak to the emperor on his behalf? It seems like things have been really rough recently...
Everyone was thinking secretly, and Chen Jinjue, who was beside the dragon chair, bent over and put his ear to Emperor Tang. After explaining, he shouted again -
"Gan Rong is old, and Chang'an is an important place in the capital, and its safety is of great concern. After careful consideration, I have decided that Ning Qiu Luan will replace him as the commander of the Twelve Guards of the Forbidden Army. What do you think?"
There was a commotion in the palace. Such an important matter was decided like this, leaving no room for the officials to think. Everyone was shocked by this sudden decision. But the position of the Commander-in-Chief of the Twelve Guards is of great importance. A few days ago, two powerful men from the Central Plains sneaked into Chang'an without anyone noticing. If it happened again and it approached the Taiji Palace, the consequences would be unimaginable. Therefore, although all officials at this time I feel it's inappropriate but I can't find a reason to refute it.
Chen Jinjue looked back at Emperor Tang, who nodded feebly, and then Chen Jinjue shouted: "If you have no objection, then I will send Ning Qiu Luan here..."
"Your Majesty, I have some doubts!"
As soon as this statement came out, hundreds of officials turned to look at the Prime Minister, and only Wang Yanqing, the Minister of Household Affairs, came out to object.
Chen Jinjue looked back at Emperor Tang, who slightly raised his head to indicate for him to explain.
"Master Wang, please speak——"
"Thank you, Your Majesty! I thought that Ning Qiu Luan was still serving a crime in prison, and that he had a surly personality, was aggressive, and had no regard for his superiors. I'm afraid... that he would not be a good choice for the post of Commander-in-Chief. As the Holy One said, it is very important. If this person has other intentions, the consequences will be disastrous! Your Majesty, please think twice!"
After saying that, Wang Yanqing knelt down.
Upon seeing this, some officials behind Wang Yanqing knelt down and loudly echoed: "I hope your Majesty will think twice——"
Chen Jinjue looked back at this formation and quickly turned around. Emperor Tang shook his head, so Chen Jinjue had to stand by the dragon chair and wait quietly...
Half the time it took to burn the incense passed, but the ministers were still kneeling.
The emperor of Tang Dynasty closed his eyes on the dragon chair. The ministers knelt down below and became a little impatient. Some bold ones even stretched their necks secretly to see if the emperor had fallen asleep.
Suddenly, Emperor Tang opened his eyes, and the ministers immediately retracted their necks and lowered their heads again. He bent his fingers to signal Chen Jinjue to come forward and obey, and Chen Jinjue quickly lowered his head. Afterwards, Chen Jinjue straightened up and shouted loudly: "I have made up my mind on this matter, and there is no need for you to discuss it any further——"
"minister--"
Lian Xing, who was standing next to Wang Yanqing, was about to say something when he suddenly felt his sleeve being pulled hard. He looked down and saw Wang Yanqing quietly reaching out his hand. Seeing this, he swallowed the words in his stomach and stopped making any sound.
Before the officials could digest Ning Qiu Luan's matter, Chen Jinjue spoke again, but this time he directly called an official's name.
"Wu Ze——"
"Wei Chen is here!"
Hearing this name, Chang Zhishan suddenly felt uneasy. Then, a man with a white face and a slight beard came out next to Wang Yanqing. He was similar in age to Wang Yanqing. Judging from his position, he was probably an important minister in the court. The man's face was solemn and he kept bowing, not even daring to raise his eyes.
Seeing Wu Ze coming out, Chen Jinjue continued to ask——
"How is the security situation in Chang'an these days?"
"Go back to the Holy One! With the great blessings from the Holy One and the might of the dragon, Chang'an has good security. It can be said that the house is not closed at night and the luggage is not picked up on the road!"
Chen Jinjue suddenly said sharply——
"The house is not closed at night? Why did I hear that the house of a minister of the current dynasty was robbed?"
"Wei Chen... I don't know!" Wu Ze bit the bullet and made mistakes.
Chang Zhishan stood aside with his head lowered, increasingly feeling that this matter was somewhat troublesome.
"Hmph! Master Wu has never heard of the theft of General Shence's Mansion?" Chen Jinjue relayed the words of Emperor Tang word for word, even imitating his tone.
"Wei Chen... I have never heard of it!"
"As a local official in Chang'an, Mr. Wu failed to manage the security of the capital area, which led to the prevalence of thieves. This is one of the dereliction of duties. After the theft, he did not organize an arrest and even ignored the matter! This is the second dereliction of duty. ; Concealing a serious case! Committing fraud and whitewashing the peace! This is the third dereliction of duty!"
There was silence in the court hall, everyone held their breath, not even daring to take a breath.
"Someone is coming!"
Just when everyone was frightened, Chen Jinjue suddenly spoke. Then, two guards came in from outside the hall and walked to both sides of Wu Ze.
"Capture Wu Ze, dismissal and investigate!"
"yes!"
The two guards did not allow Wu Ze to say anything. They picked up Wu Ze and dragged him out of the hall.
"The guilty minister knows his crime - the guilty minister knows his crime -"
Wu Ze shouted, "Confess the crime", but it was still to no avail. The officials could only listen to Wu Ze's voice getting smaller and smaller, until he completely disappeared from the hall.
Such an important Jingxuanfu Yin was just gone! The longest-serving official in the capital since the founding of the Tang Dynasty... Just say it, it's gone!
The hundred officials couldn't help but sweat dripping from their foreheads. At this moment, they deeply realized the feeling of "accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger".
Wang Yanqing did not dare to make a sound at this time. He did not even dare to raise his head and look directly at the dragon throne. Everyone knew that Wu Ze was close to him, and everyone knew the key to finding the governor's position in Beijing, so at this moment he was even more afraid to speak out - especially since he didn't understand what was going on at all. thing......
"Zuo Gongming——"
The officials were still in shock. Chen Jinjue's voice came to mind again, and only a minister with a Chinese character came out.
"Wei Chen is here!"
Zuo Gongming's voice was as loud as a bell, appearing extremely calm and firm, neither humble nor arrogant.
"I order you to find a governor for Beijing to take over Wu Ze's position. I give you a limit of three days to catch the thief, otherwise - you also go to the prison to accompany Wu Ze!"
"Wei Chen takes the edict——"
Zuo Gongming did not set an example too much and silently returned to the queue.
"Do you have anything else to report?"
Memorial? Only a fool would report it. Three things happened in a row and each one was like thunder on the plain. How could all the officials think about reporting other things?
Seeing the silence of the officials, the Tang Emperor waved his hand. Chen Jinjue understood and shouted loudly: "Retreat from the court——"
Amidst the chants of "Long live my emperor", Emperor Tang was helped out and walked out.
Watching Emperor Tang's retreating figure, the uneasiness in Chang Zhishan's heart became even stronger. Although he asked about Wu Ze's crime, he still felt that something was wrong - in normal times, given the relationship between Emperor Tang and him, Tang Emperor would The Emperor would definitely ask about the theft at home...but now Emperor Tang has not mentioned a word...
This...is inappropriate! Very inappropriate! Could it be that...the Holy One knew something?
Chang Zhishan sighed deeply and turned around to leave the hall. At this moment, he suddenly met Wang Yanqing's eyes. The two exchanged their eyes for a brief moment, and found that the other person's eyes were blank when explaining, and then the two shook their heads in tacit understanding. .
Holy Spirit, what kind of medicine is sold in this gourd?
