On November 30th, it was snowing lightly. Outside Lord Anguo's mansion, Tingwei Ma Xin (Xin) received the imperial edict and led a large group of troops to surround Lord Anguo's mansion without any warning. Suddenly people were panicked.
Tingwei Ma Xin led hundreds of soldiers from Tingwei's Mansion and rushed into An Guojun's mansion. An Guojun's son Xiu heard the words. Although he was a little panicked in his heart, his face did not change. Hearing that Tingwei Ma Xin, one of the Nine Qings, Come to the door, quickly get up and come to the door to greet him.
When Gongzixiu came to the door of the mansion, he saw Ting Wei Ma Xin with a frosty face waiting in the courtyard with a large group of people. He was suddenly shocked. If Ting Wei was able to come forward to handle the case, something big must have happened.
Young Master Xiu thought about it several times, but he never thought that he would be involved in any major case? This doesn't make sense? Seeing Ma Xin’s attitude is not a good one?
Gongzixiu decided to go up and check Ma Xin's tone first.
Young Master Xiu stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "I've seen Master Ma, what kind of wind brings you here?"
Tingwei Ma Xin politely replied: "I have met Mr. An Guo. Your Majesty has a decree. I ask Mr. An Guo to follow me to Tingwei's Mansion. There are some things that you need to explain in person."
When Young Master Xiu heard this, his heart beat wildly. Although Ma Xin spoke very politely, the seriousness of the matter was already revealed in his words. Although he didn't know what happened for a while, he also knew that he couldn't give in easily. In Tingwei Mansion, the sky and the sky are not responding, and the earth and the earth are not functioning properly.
Young Master Xiu still said politely: "Lord Tingwei, may I ask what happened? Is there some misunderstanding?"
Ma Xin said: "There are too many people talking here and it is not convenient to talk. Please, Mr. An Guo, follow me to Tingwei's Mansion. When you get there, you will naturally know what is going on?"
Upon hearing this, Young Master Xiu's expression changed slightly and he said, "Okay, Lord Tingwei, I'll go back and change my clothes first..."
Ma Xin waved his hand and said, "Don't panic, Mr. An Guo. Don't worry. I'm just taking you to Tingwei's Mansion for questioning. I won't do anything to you. I'll be back soon."
Seeing that Ma Xin refused to be accommodating, Young Master Xiu had no choice but to say: "Okay, I will follow you to Tingwei's Mansion."
When Ma Xin saw that Young Master Xiu had submitted, he didn't say anything. He was very polite throughout the whole process. He didn't know if the emperor really wanted to take Young Master Xiu down completely. After all, An Guojun was the designated heir, so he could only invite him first. Tingwei Mansion's attitude of "drinking tea" in Shigong is right to the problem.
Before leaving, Young Master Xiu turned around and winked at Wei Man, a close confidant who was following him. Wei Man understood and knew that this meant that he should quickly find a way to contact foreign aid Zuo General Yicheng Hou Yanglin, who was the auxiliary minister designated by the emperor. One of them, as well as his father-in-law Yang Yan, who had just been promoted to Taiwei, they could all speak in front of the emperor. Regardless of whether this important matter might involve them, they had to take precautions first. The so-called someone in the court, I don't feel panic.
After An Guojun was properly settled, Ting Wei Ma Xin immediately went to the palace to report to the Prime Minister.
After seeing Zuo Prime Minister Huo Zheng, Ma Xin said: "Master Xiangguo, I have invited An Guojun to the Tingwei Mansion according to your Majesty's wishes. The retainers of An Guojun's Mansion have also been detained by the subordinates in the Tingwei Prison. We are not here for the time being. What kind of storm will it cause?”
Hearing this, Huo Zheng nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Ma, Your Majesty has the full authority to appoint the Prime Minister to personally supervise the case. We have to be extremely cautious when it comes to An Guojun."
Huo Zheng turned his head and pointed at Gao Zhong and said: "Master Ma, this time I have specially ordered the censor Zhongcheng Gao Zhong, Master Gao, to go to Tingwei Mansion to handle the case on behalf of the truth. All cases involving An Guojun will be handled by Master Gao personally." I'll tell you the truth, Mr. Ma, what do you think?"
When Ma Xin heard this, he smiled bitterly in his heart and knew that he had been overtaken by the crowd. What else could he do in the face of the big leader? I can only nod in agreement.
Seeing that Tingwei Ma Xin agreed, Huo Zheng said, "Okay, since Lord Ma has no objection, it's settled."
Ma Xin asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, I have one more question. What do you mean by your Majesty's opinion regarding Lord An Guo's involvement in the case of the former prince?..."
A cold light flashed in Huo Zheng's eyes and he said: "The truth has been consulted by Your Majesty. Your Majesty means to handle it strictly. No one or anything is allowed to interfere with this case. It must be investigated to the end."
Ma Xin broke out in a cold sweat after hearing the word "strict handling". He knew that An Guojun was probably doomed this time, and he didn't know how many people would be involved in this major case. Hey!
After seeing Ma Xin retreating, Huo Zheng turned to Gao Zhong and told him: "Gao Zhong, you must supervise this case seriously. No matter who is involved in this case, you will never show mercy."
Gao Zhong's heart froze when he heard this. Of course he understood the implication of Lord Xiangguo's words. If there is evidence, he must be dealt with strictly, but if there is no evidence? Creation of evidence must also be handled strictly.
Gao Zhong said: "Please rest assured, Mr. En, I will definitely handle this case as a solid case so that An Guojun will never be able to turn around in this life."
Huo Zheng said hello three times in a row!
Gao Zhong turned around and went to handle the case without mentioning...
As soon as Gao Zhong left, an official reported: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, General Yang Lin of the Left and Lieutenant Yang Yan are requesting an audience with Your Majesty outside the palace."
Huo Zheng sneered and said to himself, he got the smell so quickly, let's see how I play with him...
In Tingwei Prison, the retainers of An Guojun, who had been detained here for dozens of days in a row, almost said whatever they wanted under severe torture by Tingwei jailers. They said whatever they were told by their superiors. It can be said that there was no bottom line in order to survive. Only An Guojun's confidant Wei Man remained calm and silent despite being tortured for dozens of days.
This gave Gao Zhong, who was supervising the case, a keen premonition that something must be going on here. After reading the file, he immediately came to the cell where Wei Man was held.
Gao Chong saw that Wei Man was disheveled and miserable, so much so that he could tell how much pain he had endured without even a single piece of flesh on his body. Even so, he remained silent and did not spit out a single word.
Gao Zhong said to the jailers on his left and right: "Stop the execution, I have something to ask."
The jailer heard this and took Wei Man off the execution rack. He curled up and let out a painful groan.
Gao Zhong stepped forward and said persuadingly: "Wei Man, you are from a famous family, so why bother to build a path for the young master and go to hell? As long as you confess as soon as possible, I can make the decision to let you live. How about it?"
Wei Man, who was curled up on the ground, heard the words and slowly sat up. Gao Zhong asked a few more questions, but he just roared.
The warder stepped forward and apologized to Gao Chong with a smile: "Master Gao, please forgive me, this thief tried to commit suicide by biting his tongue when he first came here. Fortunately, I found out early, so I had to remove his jaw."
At this time, the jailer came forward and roughly pulled up Wei Man's head, and reset his dislocated mandible with a click. Wei Man groaned in pain, but remained silent.
Gao Chong tried to persuade him for a long time, but Wei Man still didn't say a word. He sneered and said, "It's okay if you don't say anything. Others are not as tough as you. I have the means to know what I want, even An Guojun." I can’t even imagine leaving here alive.”
When Wei Man heard this, he was shocked. Looking at Gao Zhong's confident face, he suddenly understood that they had no hope. At this moment, Wei Man had a very bold guess in his heart... If this is true, then they, including his lord An Guojun, If the young master cultivates inside, he will definitely die but not live, and there is no chance of winning.
Wei Man suddenly laughed loudly, pointed at Gao Zhong and said: "I understand, why bother to accuse me? No matter what we say, you, the thief, will never let us go. Just ask, I, Wei Man, know everything Words, words are endless.”
Gao Chong sighed: "Okay, you are indeed a smart man, but what a pity! You followed the wrong person."
Gao Zhong summoned the swordsman and penman to start recording Wei Man's words and deeds. He knew that Wei Man, as a confidant of An Guojun, must know a lot of hard information. As long as he pries open his mouth, An Guojun will be completely finished. Even if he cannot open his mouth, An Guojun will still be finished. , who let him block Xinjun's way forward.
Gao Zhong personally interrogated Wei Man for a whole day. He looked at the file in his hand and his hand holding the bamboo slip was trembling. Did he really not expect that there were so many hidden secrets in the Taiji Palace incident? No wonder the late emperor didn't let Ting Wei look inside!
Some things can't weigh as much as four ounces, and they can't stop even if they weigh a thousand pounds. Although it was late at night, he felt that the matter was of great importance and he had to report the work to the leader quickly.
At this moment, Prime Minister Zuo Huo Zheng had just returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion from the palace and was about to go to bed. Someone from the mansion reported that Mr. Gao had something to see him late at night.
When Huo Zheng heard this, his heart moved. It seemed that Tingwei had achieved results. If it hadn't been for a major breakthrough, he would never have visited late at night. Huo Zheng immediately got up, dressed and went to the study to have a secret meeting with Gao Zhong.
Gao Zhong hurriedly walked through the prime minister's house holding the file. After entering the study, he finally saw Huo Zheng and hurried forward to present the file.
Huo Zheng opened the file, read it carefully, and sighed: "It seems that Gongzi Xiu was indeed involved in framing the former prince."
Gao Zhong said: "It is clear from my kindness. Although Wei Man has pinned all the blame on him alone and wiped out Young Master Xiu, but without the secret instruction of Young Master Xiu, with Wei Man's little How could a retainer accomplish such a big thing?"
Huo Zheng frowned and said, "Apart from the matter of Young Master Xiu, was Er Yang involved in it?"
Gao Zhong said, "Does Enxiang want to hear the truth, or do you want to see evidence?"
Of course Huo Zheng understood what he meant and said, "Well, I all need to know."
Gao Zhong cupped his hands and said: "En Xiang, this Er Yang really has nothing to do with the matter of the former prince."
Gao Zhong took out a few more scrolls of bamboo slips and handed them to Huo Zheng and said: "This is the evidence that Er Yang participated in Gongzi Xiu's conspiracy. It is irrefutable."
Of course, this so-called evidence is also forged...
Huo Zheng took the file and looked at it for a while, then nodded and said: "Okay! Okay! Very good, you did this very well."
Huo Zheng's eyes flashed coldly and he said: "Without further delay, I will go to the palace immediately to request an imperial edict to completely eradicate An Guojun's party."
Hearing this, Gao Zhong couldn't help but feel funny in his heart. Is there any need to submit an imperial edict? It's just you, Prime Minister Huo, who wrote and stamped it yourself...
After Huo Zheng finished speaking, he turned to Gao Zhong and told Gao Zhong: "There are still a few months until Weiwei Du Chen returns to his hometown to serve as an official. I will make the decision for you to take over the position of Weiwei."
Hearing this, Gao Zhong was overjoyed and said, "Thank you so much for your support. I, Gao, am willing to advance and retreat together with you."
Huo Zheng nodded with satisfaction.
Of course Gao Zhong was happy. This Weiwei was one of the high-ranking officials of the Nine Qings. He was in charge of all the gates of the imperial palace and the military. It was the highest official position in charge of the imperial palace. It was a high-ranking and powerful position. Not a close associate of the emperor could not hold this position. It can be seen that Huo Zheng Have high hopes for him.
The two of them went to Qingyang Palace overnight to deal with this shocking case. Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night full of swords and blood.
