"You said Wang Yucheng's memorial was pressed by the prince?" Perhaps because of the cold spring, Emperor Liu's voice always sounded gloomy, which made people feel like their scalp was numb.
The Chui Gong Hall was even more empty than usual. The chambermaids and palace maids were specially screened away and were waiting at a distance, including the great eunuch Yan Tuo, who could only stand a few feet away and listen hard with his ears raised.
The only person waiting in front of the emperor was Wang Jien, the envoy of the imperial city. He said he had a secret report, but he didn't expect that Emperor Liu was shocked when he opened his mouth. But Wang Jien, who was always paying attention to Emperor Liu's reaction, felt a thump in his heart. He always felt that Emperor Liu's reaction was somewhat strange, more terrifying than he expected.
But the arrow from the string is hard to stop, and after opening this hole, there is no room to take it back. Without thinking about all these things, he immediately responded: "Back to the official house, it is absolutely true. I have investigated the time when Wang Yucheng's first memorial was delivered to the political hall. The records show that the prince and Prime Minister Zhao were both present when it was delivered."
"The prince and Zhao Pu are both here, what does this mean?" Emperor Liu said in a calm tone.
"At that time, the prince and Xianggong Zhao also discussed this memorial, and someone heard it with their own ears." Wang Jien said.
However, as soon as these words were spoken, Emperor Liu sternly asked: "Who? How did you find out about the official affairs of Zhengshitang? And who disclosed these details to you?"
Faced with the old emperor's question, Wang Jien hesitated a little and said: "It's just a little circumstantial investigation."
"Are you bullying me?" Emperor Liu no longer suppressed his anger and scolded: "You are making insinuations. You even know the time when the memorial was delivered? In front of me, you still dare to talk to me?"
"The officials calm down! I don't dare!" Seeing Emperor Liu having an attack, Wang Jien didn't dare to be secretive anymore and sold him decisively: "Back at the official house, it was Chen Xiangyu, a member of Zhongshushe, who revealed this to me "
After receiving the answer, Emperor Liu suddenly calmed down all his momentum and just stared at Wang Jien coldly. However, after a brief silence, Emperor Liu suddenly became furious. He picked up a paperweight on the case and threw it at His Highness, smashing it accurately. On Wang Jien's head.
Despite the fact that Emperor Liu was old, he suddenly struck out with such force that Wang Jien was hit on the head and bleeding. In pain, he wanted to scream, but Wang Jien held it back and turned his head. Swallowed with a groan.
His head was still dazed, and the vision of his left eye was covered by a streak of red. He wanted to explain something, but Emperor Liu stood up and shouted angrily at Wang Jien: "You are so brave, you actually made friends with court officials, and even buried your informants in the political hall. Got it!
A secret report. You have implicated both the current prince and the prime minister. What do you want to explain? What are your intentions?
I have warned you a long time ago to restrain yourself, restrain yourself! To this day, you are still arrogant and domineering outside, and you still don’t know what to do. I think that because of your decades of service, I have been extremely tolerant. You still don’t know yourself, and you still dare to talk about right and wrong in front of me.”
Emperor Liu's reprimand made Wang Jien extremely frightened. He never expected such a reaction. He didn't care about anything else, not even caring about the bleeding wound. He immediately kowtowed and beat the floor loudly. .
"The little one is guilty!
"I know I was wrong, little one!"
"I hope the officials will forgive me!"
"I will never do it again!"
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Seeing that Wang Jien was so dizzy and unconscious, Emperor Liu just interrupted him, his tone still cold: "That's enough! Do you still want to dirty my hall?"
After habitually kowtowing his head three more times, Wang Jien stopped, but at this time he was already dizzy, but he instinctively continued to apologize to Emperor Liu: "Thank you, the official family! Thank you, the official family!"
"Zhang Dejun! Let me remind you again, my tolerance has limits, and the relationship between master and servant also has its depth. Don't make the mistake again!" Looking at Wang Jien at his feet with an indifferent expression, Emperor Liu said still coldly.
"Yes! Yes! I will definitely remember the official lesson and never do it again!" No matter what Emperor Liu said at this time, Wang Jien could only react like this.
In the past, Wang Jien felt a little awkward when Emperor Liu continued to call him "Zhang Dejun", but now he feels lucky. This can be seen as a sign of Emperor Liu's nostalgia.
I have to say that Wang Jien was really scared. He had served Emperor Liu for decades, and it was not like he had never been scolded before. But the reprimand he received today was the most severe in history. It even made Wang Jien feel a chill on his neck. .
"Get lost!" Emperor Liu reacted as if he didn't want to talk to you any more.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Wang Jien felt like he was being pardoned. He didn't hold back at all. He covered his head and hurriedly backed away, as if he was escaping from the gate of hell.
A few feet away, Yantuo looked at this old enemy in such a miserable state, feeling secretly happy, as if the warm spring light shone into his heart. What secret report? I thought I could get credit and favor, but it backfired.
But why did Wang Jien, the old dog, make the officials so angry? Yan Tuo secretly wondered in his heart, he was far away and couldn't hear clearly, but it seemed to be related to the prince and Prime Minister Zhao?
While he was speculating, Yan Tuo did not forget to arrange for someone to clean up the dirty blood stains left by Wang Jien. He cautiously stepped forward and said diligently and carefully: "The officials should calm down and don't let that old slave make you angry! "
Hearing this, Emperor Liu suddenly turned his head and stared straight at Yantuo. Yantuo was also startled. In his opinion, the old emperor's eyes seemed to be glowing with a few rays of scarlet light.
"Are you eavesdropping?" Emperor Liu said solemnly.
Yan Tuo's legs were so weak that he fell to his knees and almost swore: "Young man, I would never dare to do it. I'm just worried about the official's health because I see the official is so angry!"
"When did I get angry?" Emperor Liu asked.
This is a bit unreasonable, but he is the emperor, can Yantuo still argue? Cold sweat dripped from his forehead, and he knelt there silently.
Of course Emperor Liu was angry, but he couldn't explain why. Wang Jien's "daring act"? I'm afraid not necessarily. The more important reason is that Wang Jien's report is still on the matter, and it is difficult for Wang Jien to fake such a secret report. This eunuch is very powerful and courageous, but he is not brave enough to do anything like this. To the extent of deceiving Emperor Liu.
Even if Wang Jien wants to be Su Wen, the old emperor may not be Emperor Wu. The more intense Emperor Liu's reaction was, the more it meant that he believed his report. It's just that Emperor Liu didn't want to delve deeper into this matter.
Otherwise, once we get to the bottom of it, first of all, Zhao Pu is suspected of deceiving the emperor. He was used by Emperor Liu to control the overall situation of tax reform. Now that the national tax reform is advancing and it has reached the stage of real results, the upper echelons of the court must not cause trouble.
If the prince is pulled out again, things will get worse and the country will be shaken!
However, with Emperor Liu's current paranoia, how could he not think about why Zhao Pu wanted to admit the matter on behalf of the prince, and how could he not worry about the threat caused by the unclear involvement of the prime minister and the prince?
With Zhao Pu's current magnanimous state, Emperor Liu did not believe that he would pose any threat to him, and even made some dangerous moves late in the year. However, as soon as the prince was involved, Emperor Liu had to pay attention.
There were many doubts in my heart, but I was unwilling to go to war. Under the intertwining of multiple thoughts, naturally only Wang Jien, the whistleblower, could bear the negative emotions that broke out...
