In Duan Zicheng's opinion, harboring Emperor Jianwu was definitely a taboo. In that case, why did the Qi family knowingly commit the crime?
Xiaotong explained that his survival would be of great benefit to the Qi family and even Qiongzhou as a whole.
"My father believes that the living Emperor Jianwu can effectively distract the emperor's attention so that he has no time to devote himself to Qiongzhou. If he dies, the emperor will really be unscrupulous."
"Well, that makes sense!"
This strategy is very logical, and even if it does not achieve the desired effect, it can effectively keep the emperor's focus on two things.
Overall, the pros outweigh the cons.
Unexpectedly, Qi Xiaotong smiled and said: "However, in my opinion, Emperor Jianwu's value is far more than that!"
Duan Zicheng was shocked when he heard this and asked: "Could it be that the eldest lady has some great ideas?"
"I can't call it Gao Jian, it's just a villain's heart!"
After a pause, Xiaotong said again: "To tell you the truth, my father is holding an important bargaining chip in his hand. It is the jade seal that was lost overseas. He wants to use it to make a fortune. We can use the chips to exchange for my aunt and brother who have been pledged in Beijing. My father’s idea seems feasible, but there is a theoretical flaw.”
Now that everything about Emperor Jianwu has been fully explained, there is no need to hide the matter about the imperial seal.
Therefore, Xiaotong chose to tell the truth frankly.
Duan Zicheng smiled in approval and asked: "In this kind of exchanging things for people, both parties get what they need, so there doesn't seem to be any loopholes?"
Xiaotong smiled coldly and said: "Suppose that my father submitted the jade seal, but the foolish king reneged on his promise and refused to let me go. What should I do if he even thought of detaining my father too? Then, what should I do? what to do?"
Duan Zicheng smiled and said: "You are worrying too much. What can I say? He is also a majestic king of a country. He has a golden tongue, so how can he go back on his words?"
"Of course I know what you said, but I still insist on putting villains first before gentlemen, just in case!" Xiaotong first expressed his position, and then explained in detail: "If that foolish king really regrets it later, then I Just throw out the important chess piece of Emperor Jianwu and use him as a bargaining chip in negotiations. This is where the real value of the old monk Huiguo lies."
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Sure enough, he has the heart of a villain!
However, my old Duan Biao
Highly appreciated!
It's better to have chips in hand than to be completely passive!
In Xiaotong's eyes, Emperor Jianwu was nothing more than a chess piece that could be used. What kind of righteousness and kindness are shown by the monarch and his ministers, can they be eaten as food?
At this point, the two resonated.
Duan Zicheng also believes that in terms of the size of the chips alone, Xiaotong will definitely not lose.
If Yu Xi is the four spears in playing cards, then this old monk is the highest level king bomb.
Which one is bigger and which one is smaller is clear at a glance.
Looking at Qi Xiaotong who was full of confidence, Duan Zicheng suddenly had a feeling: this little girl seemed to be growing faster than he imagined.
At such a young age, she already knows how to use political means.
It is even said that her abilities are almost comparable to those of the old politicians in the temple.
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Let’s talk about the capital side.
Yin Junyu has been very busy recently, almost comparable to the legendary Dayu, who never entered the house three times.
So, what is he busy with?
It's roughly as follows.
The first was the various official affairs within the Metropolitan Procuratorate. After other officials were restored to their posts, the officials under their command were immediately purged. Any new promotion that is not beneficial to oneself must be stepped aside.
Secondly, there is the case of favoritism and malpractice in the Qiongzhou Township Examination.
Since the information on this matter is too fragmented and there is no first-hand on-site information, we can only get a summary from the hands of Yang Gonglin, who was the seat teacher at the time.
In the end, Yin Jun came to the conclusion that only by catching the 'Mr. Shouxian' hiding in the capital can the case really make progress, otherwise it would be in vain.
However, in the confusion he wrote, there is almost no trace.
Unless the main culprit can be caught.
But how difficult it is.
After struggling for a while, Yin Jun had to put the matter aside for the time being, and wait until he found clues in the future before trying to get involved.
Although there was no breakthrough in this case, he still helped Qiongzhou as much as he could.
For this reason, he did not hesitate to find the emperor and reported: "It is too arbitrary to conclude that there is fraud in Qiongzhou's rural examination based solely on the copied test papers sealed by the Ministry of Rites. Kuang
Moreover, the two people involved in the case have been arrested so far, and neither of them appeared in the subsequent list. This shows that Qi Yu still dealt with it impartially. "
In fact, the emperor also knew that Qi Yu was probably innocent. The reason why I saw through it but didn't expose it was mainly because I wanted to frame this guy with an unfounded stain in the future, so as to prevent his reputation from rising again.
Did the emperor believe it?
Generally yes!
Qiyu can achieve great achievements in governance by opening up new territories, aiding the world, and any of them. With such superior conditions, there is really no need to tamper with the imperial examination.
You can't do it!
This is like a man with ten thousand taels of gold in his hand, how could he go and steal from Lao Wang's house next door, which is full of poverty?
Only a fool would do that!
The emperor thought for a while and then said: "The case is still unclear, so why not just let it go? As for the two candidates who came from Qiongzhou, we will not dismiss them for the time being!"
The so-called Qiongzhou Kaozi naturally refers to Tao Ci and Lai Dayuan.
These two people, in the previous palace examination, performed as stable as ever, and their results were quite impressive. Objectively speaking, there shouldn't be much of a problem in giving someone a Jinshi background or something.
Although the emperor has his own Xiao Jiujiu, he still made relevant responses in terms of knowledge and talents.
In this way, Tao Ci and Lai Dayuan were left behind without any danger.
So later on, these two people were so grateful to the Qi and Yin families that they wished they could repay each other with death.
Of course, this is a story for another day.
For now, I’m just talking about Yin Jun. He is still somewhat satisfied with the emperor’s verdict.
At the very least, there was no resentment.
As for the final direction of this case, we can't say yet. You might as well think about it slowly in the future.
"Yin Aiqing, you are my most trusted advisor. Are you willing to help me with important issues?"
"It's an honor for me to share your Majesty's worries! I don't know if your Majesty has any special instructions, so I might as well say them clearly."
"Ah good!"
After the emperor heard this, Long Yan was very happy.
Immediately, he took out a handwriting that he had already prepared.
As for what is written in it, we will talk about it in the next chapter.
