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Chapter 51: Old Accounts


Don't speculate on the holy will, this is what Yun Qin officials often say The whole world is holy, as a courtier with a salary, don't guess the emperor's thoughts, just do the things assigned by the emperor But at the end of the day, I really don't want to In fact, on the contrary, every courtier, I am afraid that every richen will figure out what the boss is, the opponent, and what kind of thoughts the saint thinks And in this world, what makes Lin Xi feel simple and lovely is that even if most people in this world have the idea that the emperor is the heavens and loyalty to the imperial power is integrated into their bones, but there are many officials, their bones are very hard, their loyal bosses, loyal to the emperor do things that are not right in their eyes, they will also be angry, and they will also admonish and fight Therefore, what happened in the court will always be faithfully disseminated and known by the people of Yunqin This time, Emperor Yunqin's attitude caused a far-reaching impact among the people, caused strong dissatisfaction and resistance, and even made many people completely change their views on Emperor Yunqin After blaming Hu Piyi for the defeat of the Southern Expedition, the people's resentment has eased However, as more and more people died in Yun Qin, and with the unfairness of Emperor Yun Qin's re-unfair treatment of Lin Xi, who assisted in annihilating the Da Mang army that broke through the Falling Star Tomb and killed the rebel general Xu Qiubai, more and more people began to feel that the Southern Expedition was originally decided by Emperor Yun Qin, and began to understand that what the original Zhou Shoufu and some of the ministers who had died and resigned were right, Wenren Cangyue was not so easy to deal with, and the Yun Qin Empire wanted revenge, but it needed more preparation time and waiting However, the emperor hurriedly launched the Southern Expedition, so more and more people think that it was because of the emperor that caused this defeat Therefore, the vast majority of the people of Yunqin who lived and worked in peace and contentment thought that Emperor Yunqin was the first emperor of the ages and the king of the Holy Ming, but now many people of Yunqin began to feel that the emperor was too rigid and self-serving, and began to become mediocre It was only on the third day after Emperor Yunqin ignored many twists and turns, awarded many meritorious generals with honors and awards, and sealed many fallen soldiers, but did not mention anything about Lin Xi, who was already very prestigious among the people, that many lead and ink pamphlets appeared in Zhongzhou City and many important cities in many provinces All that is written in this booklet is the story of Lin Xi and the entanglement of the emperor The story about Lin Xi and the entanglement of the emperor are extremely detailed, even many outsiders don't know, for example, Lin Xi was a patrol captain in Yangjian Tianshan, and he took the lead in rushing and killing, and let the whole army shè arrows in the rear, and the process of killing Gongsun Quan, who was the arm of Cangyue's men, was carefully depicted This booklet even clearly lists which officials died and which officials were imprisoned for advising the emperor, and even pointed out that many officials from Qingluan College were demoted, The fact that the emperor deliberately isolated Qingluan Academy As soon as such a pamphlet came out, the entire Yun Qin was in an uproar The news of this world is not like the world that Lin Xi is familiar with, the news is very well-informed, even if the people know that some officials have died and been imprisoned because of the advice, but they only know a few of them, and only know some of the deeds of some of the more famous people, but this booklet lists all those people and writes about the merits of those people, the people of Yunqin only found out that those upright officials have done so many things for Yunqin, and Qingluan Academy is a holy place in the minds of the people of Yunqin.

It can be said that the people's grievances are boiling to the extreme, and all over Yunqin, in almost every big city, there are people who can't help but scold the emperor for being mediocre and imprisoned The people were angry, and the Yunqin Emperor in the imperial city was also angry Such a large-scale pamphlet was obviously deliberately used to stir up the already boiling public resentment, and the intention was obviously aimed at the emperor Whether it is in Yunqin or in Tang Zang or Da Mang, as a courtier, he can disagree in court, and even use fierce words to directly admonish and criticize the emperor's mistakes in some aspects, but it is absolutely impossible to use Y conspiratorial means to deal with the emperor, this kind of thing is already a rebellion Led by the Criminal Division, the relevant departments of the various divisions were like great enemies in the emperor's wrath, and began to frantically track down the origin of these pamphlets Many suspected officials were arrested and put in prison, and ghosts cried wolf howls every night in the already terrifying prison, and under the torture of Xu Zhenyan, who was already in charge of the prison and the ghost prison, it was finally confirmed that this kind of pamphlet came from the book printing bureau of Dasiling in Shaanxi and Jin Province Although the official in charge of the printing bureau was sick and at home, and some officials in the court and China still had doubts about the knowledge of the official, under the wrath of the holy will, the official was quickly executed, and many of the higher-ranking officials were dismissed for negligence "My lord, I really don't know anything about this, and I have nothing to do with it."

In the depths of the ghost prison, in a dark dungeon where even half a voice could be heard, in the midst of a flickering candle that seemed to be extinguished at any time, an elderly official with gray hair looked at Xu Zhenyan, who finally walked into this cell and sat down in front of him, and pleaded eagerly and with a trembling voice: "My lord, you also know that I was born in the Hanlin Academy, and I am familiar with the laws of poetry and books, and I usually review documents to see if there are any disobedient words, how can I not know that this kind of booklet is a great rebellion, how dare I participate in it."

Xu Zhenyan looked at him indifferently and didn't say anything for a while When the elderly official's face turned pale and he wanted to speak out again, Xu Zhenyan said slowly and calmly: "Master Miao, whether it has anything to do with you or not, it's not you who have the final say, it's not me who has the final say, but Wen Shoufu has the final say."

The old official's breathing staggered, and when he understood what was coming, his eyes widened suddenly, and he exclaimed: "You" "Don't be angry" Xu Zhenyan still looked at the old civil official in front of him calmly and indifferently, and said: "Just Master Miao, your three properties and more than 200,000 taels of silver invested in the money bank are enough for you to come to such a place."

The old civil official's body froze suddenly, and he was drenched in cold sweat in an instant "Lord Xu, you and Wen Shoufu, what do you want to do" He used a lot of strength before finally saying a sentence with trembling teeth "Quite simply, we just wanted to ask something we wanted to know" In the flickering dim candle flame, Xu Zhenyan unfolded the case file in his hand, looked at it, and said slowly: "According to the records of the officials, eighteen years ago, you were the treasurer of the ancient books and three libraries of the inner courtyard of the Hanlin Academy."

The old civil servant looked at Xu Zhenyan blankly "Yes or no" Xu Zhenyan glanced at him coldly and said "Yes," replied the old civil servant, shuddering "Later, the three libraries were abolished, and you were transferred to do the compilation of the history for three years, and you were responsible for the compilation of some manufacturing processes of the Department of Internal Affairs, right?"

"Yes" "After that, you will be transferred to the Great Si Ling, serving as the history of the book, and also as the superintendent of the history, until now, isn't it?"

"Yes" Xu Zhenyan's eyes lifted from the case file, looked at the old civil official who was already soaked in cold sweat, and said in an aggravated tone: "Why was the Sanku revoked back then?"

The old civil servant swallowed his saliva hard, and then he made a difficult voice: "It is because of the decree of the Holy Majesty that all the classics of the Sanku will be moved to Zhenlong Mountain."

"So in fact, it's not that it's revocation, it's just that the entire treasury has been moved" Xu Zhenyan said coldly: "It's just that the entire treasury has been moved to Zhenlong Mountain, but our courtiers naturally can't enter Zhenlong Mountain, so you, the person in charge of the three warehouses, can naturally only be transferred to do other things."

The old civil official didn't know what Xu Zhenyan meant by asking this, but he knew that his net worth was all in the hands of the other party and Wen Shoufu, so he nodded vigorously: "That's right."

Xu Zhenyan looked at his eyes, "Moving into Zhenlong Mountain, only the saint can read those books, according to my understanding, the three libraries are preserved by some ancient books, most of which are some stories recorded a long time ago, as well as ancient books of folklore gods and monsters, the saint didn't seem to be interested in those books before, and suddenly moved the entire three libraries to Zhenlong Mountain, among them, there must be a reason, Wen Shoufu, what I want to know, this is the reason" "You" the old civil official Huo Ran raised his head, he was still a little lucky, but at this moment, his whole body was as if he was soaked in ice water, and his whole body was no longer like his own, "What you want to check is actually the Holy Lord, since I told you the reason, how could you let me go" "What you said is right, we can't let you go" Xu Zhenyan nodded indifferently and glanced at the old civil official, "But I can guarantee that it will not affect your family, and even let your family still enjoy the wealth you have saved, I can issue your confession document, let you sign it, and close the case, until you end."

The old civil official's face became extremely pale "Okay" After more than ten stops, he nodded miserably, "But I want to finalize this case first" Xu Zhenyan smiled coldly, didn't say anything, just escaped from his sleeve a volume of documents, let the old civil official read the description of the case, signed and drew the charge, and stamped the official seal on the description of the case and the old civil official's signature and drawing according to the regulations After doing all this, the old civil official's entire body was almost paralyzed, but in Xu Zhenyan's indifferent and ruthless eyes, he could only say out loud: "What you said is the truth, originally the Sanku is the most idle library, even if the saint has visited the Siku many times, he has never borrowed the books of the Sanku, but the reason for the relocation is probably to fall on the imperial court to worship Zhang Qiuxuan Zhang."

"Zhang Qiuxuan" Xu Zhenyan's brows suddenly wrinkled deeply, and his face became more and more cold The old civil official nodded, "The day before the Holy Majesty ordered the relocation of the Sanku, Lord Zhang happened to pass by the Sanku and borrowed a few books, and then the next day, the Holy Lord issued the will to relocate the Sanku, if you really want to say that there is a reason and connection, I think it is only possible that this is the reason."

Xu Zhenyan said coldly: "Do you remember which books Zhang Qiuxuan borrowed?"

The old civil servant shook his head with difficulty and said: "I didn't pay attention to it at the time, but there should be borrowing records in the four libraries, and all the classics are stored in the ledger."

"It seems that there is no need to move Zhang Qiuxuan" Xu Zhenyan's eyes narrowed slightly, smiled coldly, and said to himself t: