You must know that before the ministers fight each other, the news will be revealed to some extent.
For example, if Zhang San wanted to mess with Li Si, he must have been arranged by Man Na. He was a shameless old man with no moral character. There were very few people like Tao Yao who came in and sprayed him directly without even making any noise. See.
The courtiers all looked at the emperor with their peripheral vision, wanting to know what the emperor meant.
Huang Laosi spoke, but instead of grinning and shouting as usual, he whispered a few words to Sun An.
Who would have thought that the majestic emperor would not even fart too loudly in order to prevent his "acquaintances" from recognizing him.
Sun An straightened his waist, looked at Tao Yao and said, "Master Tao's implication is that Zhang Songling, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, is in cahoots with the traitor Li Muchang?"
As soon as the words "collaborative" came out, Zhang Songling couldn't stand any longer and hurriedly left work.
"Your Majesty, it is true that my family purchased stones through Xiao County. However, these stones were all supplied by stone merchants in Xiao County. I neither know the true identity of the traitor Li Mu nor use his power to suppress others. Bi Bi The transactions are well documented.”
Originally, Zhang Songling was not prepared to jump out so early, but Sun An's "colluding attitude" frightened him.
Every word and deed of the emperor represents profound meaning. Regardless of whether the emperor has profound meaning or not, it always has profound meaning in the eyes of his ministers.
Logically speaking, the emperor should raise questions, or ask Tao Yao who heard it, rather than directly saying whether Tao Yao suspected that Zhang Songling and Li Muchang were colluding.
Huang Laosi lowered his head again and whispered to Sun An.
The ministers were a little worried. This new king seemed to be very ill. He didn't even dare to breathe when he spoke. He looked fine yesterday.
Sun An spoke again: "There is conclusive evidence that Li Mu forced people to dig mountains and quarry stone. What Zhang Shilang meant was that the stone was purchased through merchants in Xiao County. If so, then he sent the account book to Dali Temple and informed him Dali Temple will investigate who resold your stones and clear your name."
Zhang Songling's pupils shrank suddenly and he subconsciously looked at the emperor wearing a jade crown on the dragon throne.
He obviously didn't expect that the emperor would "handle" it like this.
Not to mention Zhang Songling, even Tao Yao didn't expect that the emperor would ask Dali Temple to investigate. He thought the emperor knew how to do Tai Chi.
The officials also had different expressions. Zhang Songling was not a fool. When buying stones, did he know that these so-called materials were mined by Li Mu by bullying the people. As for the so-called Xiao County merchants, they must be talking nonsense. As for the account books, they definitely exist, but 80% of them are fake.
Another thing is that this matter is a bit ridiculous. Tao Yao "reported" on Zhang Songling. The emperor asked Dali Temple to investigate. The problem is that the chief minister of Dali Temple is about to retire. If there is an investigation, it must be the Shaoqing who is responsible for the investigation. A person, or the plaintiff’s biological son?
Zhang Songling finally broke down in a cold sweat.
Your Majesty, don't you love me anymore?
Zhang Songling, who was originally looking calm and relaxed, suddenly lost his sense of control and looked at Sun An anxiously: "Your Majesty, did you really say that?"
Chu Qing, who stretched his neck behind the pillar to watch the excitement, was dumbfounded.
How big of a heart do you have to ask such a question?
What made Chu Qing even more confused was that Sun An possessed himself and approached the emperor again.
Chu Qing was convinced. Can you just say that it was the emperor who said it? How can you, a dead eunuch, talk nonsense in front of the emperor?
As expected, Sun An, whose IQ was a little off the mark today, was scolded by Huang Laosi, and the old eunuch's face turned red.
The old eunuch stood up and looked at Zhang Songling: "Your Majesty said that, it was His Majesty who just said that."
Chu Qing: "..."
Zhang Songling immediately fell to his knees and said, "Your Majesty, my family is responsible for the materials and materials. If there is any negligence, I will not be partial."
This is Wen Chen. Am I wrong? Am I right? Am I wrong? Hey, I may be wrong, but this mistake has nothing to do with me. It is the fault of my relatives. Of course, if it turns out that I was wrong in the end , let me state first that if there is a mistake, it must be the fault of my relatives. However, at this stage, it does not mean that we are at fault. If we find that there is a mistake in the end, it will also be the fault of my relatives.
In fact, this situation is very common in the officialdom. Many officials will throw out a family member when something goes wrong, and find a family member to take the blame whenever something goes wrong.
Fortunately, this was the Chang Dynasty, and the families of these officials were numerous. If this were the next generation, those anchors would be lawless, and the live broadcast room would be full of family members.
If it had been before, Zhang Songling wouldn't have panicked at all. In Li Wenli's case, all those who deserved to be silenced were silenced. He had never met Li Mu. He could just go back to the mansion and find someone to make a few false accounts again. .
But today is different from the past, that is, two or three months ago, those losers in the household department did not know what kind of magic medicine they had taken. They checked the accounts one by one very quickly, not to mention extremely accurately, and used all kinds of methods. To top it off, all the previous methods of cheating are no longer easy to use.
Chu Qing was a layman. It was his first time to go to court. He just watched the excitement and felt that Zhang Songling was so flustered in the court that it was nothing more than that.
But the other ministers were all murmuring in their hearts.
Once someone of the rank of a minister is criticized, the Emperor will not immediately take sides or come to a conclusion. Instead, he will let both parties argue and ramble on for fun, and he will never directly "investigate" the matter.
Li Wenli was like this before, he was still a Zuo Shilang, and he had been in ink for a long time.
Before Sun An could speak, Tao Yao was as excited as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood.
"Sir Zhang, if it is true that your relatives knew that those stones were obtained by exploiting the people and still wanted to buy them, then they would be helping the evil tyrants. Although they are your relatives, they are members of your Zhang family. Could it be that without the approval of you, the head of the Zhang family, you would Dare you make your own decisions?"
"Master Tao." Zhang Songling retorted, "There is no evidence proving that our Zhang family has anything to do with the traitor Li Mu. What's more, you just said that you were just hearing about it."
"Have you heard that everyone in Beijing doesn't know that all the construction materials shops are owned by your Zhang family, and most of the construction materials under your Zhang family's name are shipped from Xiao County."
"So what." Zhang Songling said loudly to Huang Laosi: "Your Majesty, Tao Shaozhang, the young minister of Dali Temple, is the son of Tao Yuan, the young master of the prince. If Dali Temple comes to investigate my Zhang family, I am worried that Dali Temple will not be able to deal with it fairly. .”
"Nonsense!"
Tao Shaozhang jumped out with an angry look on his face: "As a young minister of Dali Temple, I have handled no less than a hundred cases. I am fair in all cases. I neither shield nor favor. I act upright and sit upright. Why can't I investigate?" .”
"Really? Tao Shaoqing is naturally aboveboard. In this case, he should avoid suspicion." Zhang Songling's face was full of contempt: "If I really bend the law for personal gain and Tao Shaoqing finds out, Tao Shaoqing will not be afraid of outsiders saying that you were cheated by Mr. Tao." Is that what you were instructed to do?"
When Tao Shaozhang heard this, his expression froze.
"Forehead…"
Tao Shaozhang, who was still suffering from low health and low blood pressure, retreated to the class and became silent.
Chu Qing, who was watching the excitement from a distance, had a true expression on his face and secretly cursed the useless snack.
As everyone knows, Huang Laosi's eyes flashed with a hint of pride, he looked at Sun An and explained in a low voice.
After a moment, Sun An spoke: "It concerns the name of the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. This matter will be handed over to Qianqiying and the Ministry of Households for joint investigation."
