Zhao Xu walked away step by step in front of Qian Wei, but when he walked out of the palace gate, there was a slight wind and rain, his legs went weak, and he almost knelt on the ground.
"Master!" The driver hurriedly stepped forward and supported Zhao Xu.
In fact, Zhao Xu is quite old and has gray hair on his temples. However, as he is usually the chief assistant, he naturally has great power to maintain his energy and spirit, solemnly and calmly.
Now that he was relaxed, he suddenly aged a few years. The driver was so scared that he helped him get into the car. Zhao Xu sighed sadly, got in the car and sat down, and said, "I'm fine. Go back. Mr. Xue is also in the car to take care of me!"
"Yes!" the driver shouted, the ox cart started moving, and the mules' hooves crackled on the muddy water. Inside, Mr. Xue, a middle-aged man, hurriedly handed over a wet towel covering the silver bottle.
Zhao Xu took it to wipe his face, covered his face and exhaled heavily.
Zhao Xu said it easily in front of Qian Wei, but after following the emperor for so many years, he was deeply favored and trusted by the emperor, and to be able to sit in the position of chief minister, his own talents alone were not enough.
What he did today really hurt the emperor's heart.
But let’s not talk about the evil that was sown because of it. How can I feel better just because of my heart?
Zhao Xu looked bitter, but he could only swallow the bitter pill, put down the towel, and then seemed to take off all disguises. He leaned back and sighed.
"Master, how is the situation?" Mr. Xue took back the towel and sat across from him. He was one of Zhao Xu's staff. He was once favored by Zhao Xu. He was born with a missing little finger and was unable to take part in the imperial examination. However, in terms of talent, he was Not inferior to those who participated in Chunwei.
Zhao Xu trusted him very much. After being asked, he briefly explained what happened in the palace.
"Luo Pei came up with evidence and confirmed that someone indeed leaked the test questions. There were two to three hundred people who obtained the test questions and bribed tens of thousands of taels of money!"
"The reporter was a good friend of Taisun's classmate from the same county. These two people also came to the hall and confirmed the incident."
"The deputy examiner was involved in cheating, and the palace was also involved behind the scenes."
Zhao Xu sighed: "The emperor wanted Taisun to interrogate the case, but Taisun declined because he was also a party involved."
Mr. Xue listened attentively and said nothing.
"I stood up to support the investigation of fraud...except Qian Wei, everyone else stood up." Looking back on the situation at that time, Zhao Xu had a look of dejection on his face, but he had no regrets.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see this. In just one or two months, a rift appeared between the grandson and the emperor in the situation of ancestral kindness and grandson filial piety.
"Seven steps are a poem."
"A major fraud case."
Where did the flaw go that caused the situation to take a turn for the worse?
The emperor was so elegant when he was young, and after he ascended the throne, he was also wise and powerful, with great achievements and respected by others. Unfortunately, everything has changed now.
If the emperor is allowed to target his grandson, not only will the emperor get a bad name, but the court may also be in turmoil. Now, the world seems to be in a beautiful state, but in fact it is not as peaceful as in the past few years. "
"I don't want the emperor to be idle and his name to be tarnished. A hundred years later, he will end up with a bad name. Moreover, looking at the overall situation, folk obscenities have been banned many times, and the surrounding countries have different intentions. This is all caused by the resurrection of the gods. If the court makes trouble again It’s a big deal, it’s a bad sign of troubled times!”
"The rise and fall are so hasty, and it is impossible to survive for less than a hundred years."
As the chief assistant, Zhao Xu was thinking about this, but he couldn't say it. He just sighed: "Fraud is a big deal. As the chief assistant, how can I be vague on this matter?"
Mr. Xue still listened without saying anything. After a long time, he shook his head slightly and said, "My boss is very loyal, but I'm afraid the emperor won't appreciate it."
After hesitating for a while, he added: "The emperor may be in his prime, but sometimes he may be confused, and he is a bit like an old boy. This matter is common among the people, and you must follow it, otherwise it will get awkward, and you will be in trouble."
"I don't know, but it's a national matter. If the children are allowed to be confused sometimes, big trouble will happen!"
Zhao Xu smiled bitterly.
"As the first assistant, it is my duty to coordinate Yin and Yang and coordinate all directions. The emperor has been wise throughout his life, but the prince's affairs are rarely flawed. Now it is the grandson. If he does not establish an acting king, it will be repaid. If he does, will he be abolished again? "
"You must know that the first prosperous person is the Dharma of all ages."
"It is easy to dethrone the crown prince and establish a grandson, but it is difficult to become a model for future generations."
"Once it leads to bitter consequences, I am afraid that there will be constant wars for decades or hundreds of years. There were such examples in the previous dynasty, but it is not enough to serve as a warning? This dynasty cannot set this precedent!"
"I'm old, I don't have a few years left, how can I shrink from a temporary misfortune?"
Mr. Xue listened and understood that these seemed to be clichés, but in fact, every word of Zhao Xu was sincere.
But precisely because it came from the sincerity, Mr. Xue couldn't help but feel helpless.
As the chief assistant of the Dong family, he always remembers his responsibility and is willing to do such things for the sake of the world without fear of being resented by the emperor.
As the king of a country and receiving support from all the people, how can he treat state affairs as child's play for his own selfish interests?
Although I have no conclusive evidence, I can learn a lot by following Zhao Xu.
Through analysis, we can know that the emperor must have regretted it immediately after having a grandson, so he ordered his grandson to write a seven-step poem at the palace banquet.
The emperor could no longer hide his desire to depose his grandson, but since he didn't want to make his grandson his grandson, why did he insist on making him his grandson before?
After registering, he immediately went back on his word. For such a big event, even the king cannot treat it as a game and do whatever he wants. This is almost perverse.
Even though I am a Bai Ding, I am not such a person.
But such a person happens to be the emperor. This is such a helpless thing.
The two of them were silent for a while, no one in the cart made a sound, and the sound of wheels rolling over the ground could be faintly heard outside.
"Sir, the road ahead is blocked. Do you want to find another way?" At this moment, the ox cart that had been moving suddenly slowed down, and the driver asked.
Is the road ahead blocked?
This is not a downtown area, let alone a market. It is only a mile or two away from the palace gate. How could a group of people block the road?
Who dares to cause trouble here?
"What's going on?" Zhao Xu asked, even though he was very nourishing, he couldn't help but bring out a trace of emotion.
The driver hesitated and said: "It seems that there are hundreds, no, at least thousands of people, all of whom seem to be scholars, coming here. Sir, should our bullock cart pull to the side of the road first to avoid being hit by them?" ?”
In fact, the coachman just subconsciously asked if he wanted to take a detour, but there was an official road nearby and there were no small roads. The most he could do was go to the side to temporarily avoid the group of people in front of him, and then go back around after the crowd had passed.
Although this situation looks like something big has happened, the formation of thousands of people is really scary, and there is only one bullock cart here. There are three people in and outside the car. Three people are facing thousands of people?
The coachman subconsciously gave in. He gave in, but Zhao Xu didn't. When he heard that there were thousands of scholars gathering outside, his heart skipped a beat and he realized something was wrong.
I'm afraid this incident is related to the leakage of test questions. If things go wrong, something big will happen!
"Stop! Stop!" Zhao Xu drank quickly.
The driver was a little uneasy. After hearing the order, he immediately stopped the cart and wanted to park it to one side, but Zhao Xu stopped him again.
Almost the next moment the wheels of the oxcart stopped, Zhao Xu staggered out of the oxcart. The driver was startled and hurriedly held him up to prevent the old man from falling to the ground.
The chief assistant waved away the servant's hand, stood firm and looked forward. With a glance at the noisy voices and noisy crowd, he could see that there were probably thousands of people, and they were still gathering.
"We respectfully request the court to investigate the fraud and clear my name!"
"I have been studying hard for ten years, and have endured many hardships and life and death. How can I be allowed to cheat and win the exam, and let my hard work be ruined in one day?"
"Find out the fraud and set things right."
Those walking in front were all wearing Juzi costumes. Juzi were really making trouble, and at first glance, the number of people was still increasing.
Thousands of people did not dare to respond, but they crowded on both sides and pointed.
When Zhao Xu saw it, his color suddenly changed, and his head immediately buzzed.
Before I saw it, I was still holding on to some luck, but now that I have seen it, I have no luck. This place is only one or two miles away from the palace gate. It is said to be one or two miles away. The palace walls are tall. Standing here and looking at it, the palace is close at hand!
If you run towards the palace gate from here, you will arrive there in a short time. This is really going to be a big deal!
"This is forcing the emperor to go to the palace. If it had been ten years earlier, the emperor would have been gentle, but now the emperor has a volatile temper. If he heard that he was furious and ordered to kill with a stick, wouldn't it be that this dynasty's thirty-year-old tradition of cultivating scholars will be destroyed in one day?"
(End of chapter)
