Yao Yao was thinking wildly in the dark, but he never thought about his own life or death, let alone Han Changmu, who took Meng Sui's confession after interrogating him all night, put on a neat fourth-grade Major Envoy Fei robe, and showed no expression on his face. Entered the palace.
Gao Fuguo, who was waiting outside the study, heard some heart-wrenching roars, which shocked his heart. He thought that some secrets could no longer be covered up and were finally exposed to the sun.
No one knew what Han Changmu said to Emperor Yong'an, what he promised and what he got. Only a few servants saw the usually calm young envoy Han and left with a pale expression.
After Han Changmu left, Gao Fuguo entered the study with ginseng soup, carefully packed up the white jade paperweight that was broken into eight petals on the floor, took a new paperweight from the grid, and placed it gently on the desk.
Emperor Yong'an raised his head from behind the pile of memorials half as high as a man. His temples seemed to have turned white overnight, his eyes were red, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Go to the Department of Internal Security to convey the order and grant the envoy of the Department of Internal Security Xia Jigang the second rank. Xiu, Han Changmu, the junior envoy of the Internal Security Department, has been promoted to the third rank of the Internal Security Department Envoy."
Gao Fuguo seemed to have expected this result, and responded calmly.
The morning light is like washing, coming in through the window, and the shadows on the gold bricks are thin and broken, just like the broken past events that have been lost in the years, from clear to hazy, and finally no one knows.
If you don’t say it, it’s painful, but if you say it, it’s a sin.
A burst of messy and heavy footsteps came from far and near, and Yao Yao suddenly raised his head.
The sound of keys unlocking and chains shaking could be heard very clearly in the secret prison. She was stunned for a moment, her eyes as calm as water, without a trace of ripples.
This is a helpless game and gamble under the imperial power.
The bet is that Han Changmu still has the slightest awe of the imperial power.
Winning will determine who has more say in the future between imperial power and military power.
Today is the time for this huge gamble to finally be settled.
The iron door was pulled open heavily, and the bottom of the door scraped against the wet green brick floor, making a hoarse and unpleasant sound.
The light suddenly dispersed the darkness. Yao Yao raised his hand to block his eyes. He felt a sharp pain in his eyes and squinted to adjust.
Han Changmu stood in the light, clearly separated from the darkness.
As soon as he returned home, the imperial edict was immediately transmitted to the Department of Internal Security, and the purple robe, gold and jade belt of a third-grade senior official was also delivered, and was currently being held in Meng Suige's hand.
The sun shines on the red gold pattern at the hem of the clothes, and the golden light is dazzling.
Yao Yao's eyes paused on the golden pattern and slowly moved to Han Changmu's face.
He is already a third-grade high-ranking official. In this battle between imperial power and military power, he has not fallen behind. But why is he not satisfied with his ambitions? Instead, he is lonely and vicissitudes of life.
Han Changmu and Yao Yao looked at each other, and smiled sarcastically through the low cell door: "Is Yao joining the army disappointed?"
Yao Yao pursed his lips and remained silent.
Han Changmu's face showed a trace of sullenness, which disappeared in a flash, and he sneered: "Did Yao join the army regretting that he didn't choose his own position?"
Faced with imperial power and military power, Yao Yao finally chose imperial power. Whether taking the initiative or being forced to do so, it was an irreversible choice. It was also the best and only choice for her at that time.
She didn't know what Han Changmu said to Emperor Yong'an that led to today's result, but how could he allow others to snore on the side of the bed? It was only a matter of time before Emperor Yong'an took back his military power and suppressed many marquises who had great achievements. thing.
Winning for a moment is not a win, winning for a lifetime
That’s winning.
She believes that today's result is just the beginning, and the battle is still to come.
I'm afraid she, the victim, will still survive.
Her silent look really irritated Han Changmu. In anger, he stretched out his hand to drag Yao Yao out, dragged him into the puddles on the ground, and roared in her ear: "A Yao, I want you to open your eyes. Take a good look with your big eyes and see that he is not the only one who has the final say on your life and death in the future."
Yao Yao slowly raised his head, held the corners of his lips, and nodded with a half-smile: "Okay, I'll wait and see."
Han Changmu let go of his hand, regained his former coolness and calmness, turned to He Zhenfu and ordered: "Send Yao Canjun back to Jingzhao Mansion."
Hearing this, Yao Yao took a deep breath and stood up with difficulty, holding his knees. He took two stiff steps, but suddenly turned around: "Where's Bao Cheng?"
Han Changmu immediately became angry, laughed angrily, and said mockingly: "He confessed to you, and you are still thinking about him. You are so sincere and sincere, it touches heaven and earth."
Yao Yao smiled: "Young Master, you don't need to test the humble position. If he really confessed to the humble position, I'm afraid you would have brought him here to humiliate the humble position."
Han Changmu was stunned, holding a breath in his heart. He couldn't go up or down. In the silence, he heard the sound of something breaking. His heart twitched, and he still maintained a sneer on his face. He said softly: "Take it with you." Walk."
Seeing Yao Yao walking into the morning light without looking back, he suddenly tightened his grip on his clothes and turned around.
The news that Xia Jigang, the second-rank envoy of the Internal Security Department, was retired, and that Han Changmu, the junior envoy, was promoted to the third-rank envoy, was like a drop of water falling into the middle of the lake. It only caused a few ripples and did not cause much shock.
After all, Xia Jigang had just begun the dynasty after the Chinese New Year, and he made a promise to beg for bones. Emperor Yong'an would agree to this offer sooner or later.
The Internal Security Department is the eagle dog of Emperor Yong'an, and the sharp knife he sharpens in his hand. No one can change the bloody and cruel nature of this place.
Xia Jigang's sword was taken away, and there were other swords. In other words, everyone was quite happy to see Han Changmu's sword take over. After all, Emperor Yong'an had just used this sword not long ago, and it was still in the running-in period, so it was not so smooth and sharp.
But soon, everyone's fantasies were severely slapped in the face by reality.
The two monarchs and ministers seemed to be getting along faster and were getting better. Han Changmu's sword was better than Xia Jigang's when it came to killing people.
In order to avoid scaring the young scholars who have only seen blood and killing in books and affecting their performance in the scientific examination, there is an unwritten tacit understanding between the court and the government that when spring is approaching, the city will not be full of fanfare. Those who ransacked homes and killed people.
But this time it seemed a little different.
On the second day after Han Changmu was promoted to the third rank of the Internal Security Bureau, a large number of internal guards came out and raided Prince An's Mansion, Song Ying's Mansion, Minister of Rites, and Zheng Bin's Mansion, Minister of War. The residence of Wang Kuan, the deceased minister of the Ministry of War, was not spared.
Such a high-profile raid on homes and people shocked the whole court. The reports of impeachment of Han Changmu flew all over Emperor Yong'an's desk like snowflakes, but they fell into the sea without any response.
The courtiers who had gone through several twists and turns but could not get a word from Emperor Yong'an slowly came to their senses.
If the saint seduces them without making any move, and sees the opportunity to catch them all, this is a big deal.
That's all, it's better not to talk too much.
Someone secretly entered these houses after the Internal Security Department ransacked the houses and arrested people.
Di Zhong read it and sighed after reading it.
Han Changmu's search methods are even worse than Xia Jigang's.
The good-looking mansion was forcibly evacuated, and even the walls and walls were scraped off several floors, transforming from a "fully decorated room" into a "rough house".
The antique porcelain, calligraphy and paintings of famous people, gold and silver jewelry, and household furnishings that can be moved away, as long as they can be exchanged for money, have long been sent to the Department of Internal Health to register and seal the boxes and put them in the warehouse, just waiting for the case to be filled into the national treasury.
The worthless blue bricks, gray tiles, Taihu stones, pots and pans, etc. were smashed to pieces one by one by the internal guards who adhered to the principle that they could not take advantage of themselves and would never take advantage of others.
Just when everyone was shocked by the methods of confiscating everything, smashing everything, and seizing everything, Emperor Yong'an finally had a clear idea of what had happened in the past few days.
The decree immediately caused an uproar.
King An, Zheng Bin, and Song Ying actually colluded with the eunuchs of the inner court to practice witchcraft in Chang'an City, killing people, amassing gold and silver, cholera imperial officials, and even had connections with the Four Holy Sects that were destroyed a few days ago. No, the 800,000 taels of silver sent to Yumen Pass were robbed.
He even dares to take the pay of the soldiers who fought bloody battles. This is really unbearable.
The courtiers who did not go to court to impeach Han Changmu secretly rejoiced, patting their hearts and secretly rejoicing that being a mute who only listened but did not speak could save their lives.
The courtiers who had been scolded by Zhezi suddenly felt guilty. They were all anxiously waiting for Emperor Yong'an to settle accounts after his fall, and they had no time to talk or move.
On the cusp of this storm, whoever takes the lead first will be unlucky.
As a result, the court hall has been extraordinarily clean these days. Without the noise of Wen Shi's remonstrances, Emperor Yong'an felt a little uncomfortable and always felt that there was something wrong.
The court was quiet, Emperor Yong'an was at leisure, but the Internal Security Department was extremely busy.
The screams in the torture chamber never stopped from day to night.
Many of the various torture instruments fell apart after being used, so we had to ask craftsmen to rush in overnight to make new torture instruments.
The stolen goods and money confiscated from various mansions filled the warehouse of the Department of Internal Security, and it seemed that there was no more space left. Han Changmu waved his hand and sent the sorted part to the palace first, and let the internal guards count and organize the rest overnight. Send it to the palace as soon as possible to make room for the stolen goods and money later.
It was common for the guards to raid homes, arrest people and interrogate people. Faced with this non-stop operation for twelve hours, it was somewhat unbearable.
Therefore, the official chef of the Internal Health Department prepared hot dishes and hot meals twelve hours a day, just like running water mats. He ate when he was hungry and continued working after eating.
After two days of busy work, all the punishments that needed to be used were used, and all the vomiting was needed. The confessions and evidence were all compared and verified, and the piles of gold, silver and jewelry were all counted. Han Changmu suddenly felt refreshed. Feeling good, I carried the stack of books into the palace.
After having a deep talk with Emperor Yong'an in the study that day, this was the first time he entered the palace to meet the emperor.
He originally wanted to never see Emperor Yong'an again for the rest of his life.
But after working day and night on errands for the past few days, he suddenly had an epiphany and figured out a truth in the midst of extreme fatigue.
What happened back then was not his fault, so why should he torture himself with the mistakes of others.
The person who made the mistake is not embarrassed, but the innocent person who was affected is so embarrassed.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that entering the palace to meet the saint was not so difficult to face.
