Chapter 151 After seven visits to the palace, ten battles and ten battles, Xu Zhenguan’s smile captivated the city (please ask for a guaranteed monthly ticket at the beginning of the month)
Wow——
When Zhao Duan was talking freely, he told the whole plan in court and presented the corresponding evidence.
Inside and outside the courtroom, the crowd made an unprecedented noise. It was an indescribable shock.
It was not that he was not calm enough, but that there were too many reversals and too many twists and turns. I originally thought that Zhao Duan was about to fall, and it was his final struggle.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Duan perfectly proved his innocence and defeated Zhou Cheng.
However, this was not the end. As the two detectives returned to Beijing on the seventh day and traveled thousands of miles to collect evidence, Zhao Duan bared his fangs and handed Zhou Cheng a heart-breaking knife.
"It's possible to do this... So, is everything today in his calculations?"
"What a great move to draw the firepower out of the cauldron, Zhou Tingwei is afraid it's over."
"Where did this Ambassador Zhao come from? In the previous year, why was he just called a idiot?"
"In these troubled times, will another important official in the court fall? It's only been a few months..."
There was a lot of discussion, and many people looked at Zhao Duan's back, feeling secretly cold in their hearts.
If we talk about the previous times, they only heard rumors.
Today, after witnessing Zhao Duan's methods with his own eyes, it is conceivable that the name Zhao Duan will truly enter the eyes of the big shots in the court.
Rather than just being treated as a pawn fighting for the big shot like before.
This change in identity may seem inconspicuous, but in fact it is of great significance.
Just like the working emperor, he is only an employee after all, and even the boss of a small company has already entered the ranks of capitalists.
The difference between chess players and chess pieces can be a thousand miles apart.
After this battle, Zhao Duan has become a "chess player". Although he is still small and pitiful, to a certain extent, he has the qualifications to talk to real courtiers on an equal footing.
"Crack, snap, snap."
Yuan Li touched his palms and praised, with a look of wonder in his eyes.
That day, when Zhao Duan made a choice to fight Zhou Cheng alone, the elder Qingyi was not optimistic about it.
After all, the disparity in strength was too great. When Zhao Duan was imprisoned, he saw some hope of victory, but he was still not sure.
Until now, the dust has settled.
Although the evidence still needs to be verified, since His Majesty wants Zhou Cheng to die, how can Zhou Cheng not die when the evidence is so complete?
“Bang!”
The Minister of Punishment also stood up and took down the gavel to stop the noise.
Looking at Zhou Cheng, he saw that he didn't say a word, and simply didn't look at him, and announced: "The case is serious. Since the presiding officer is involved in the case, I, with the power and responsibility of the Minister of Punishment, temporarily detain Zhou Cheng, the minister of Dali Temple. Cheng, wait for your Majesty’s personal review!”
"There are also Dali Temple Cheng and others. It is safe to take them into custody first." Zhao Duan suddenly made a last strike.
The Minister of Punishment nodded happily: "It should be so!"
He Zheng fell to the ground in despair.
Yuan Lisha smiled and added:
"Don't forget about business. Hey, I have pronounced the verdict. Su Hongyu's case is clear. The prisoner Zhao Duan is acquitted. Is there any objection?"
Where is the answer?
Yuan Li waved his hand: "Quit!"
At that moment, an official came forward and released Zhao Duan's shackles.
The young censor waved his hand, and someone came over with a tray on which Zhao Duan's clothes were neatly folded.
It was actually prepared a long time ago, as if Yuan Li had expected it.
As they retreated, the crowd outside quickly dispersed. Many people were running in small steps, eager to notify this important event as soon as possible.
It is conceivable that if Xue Lin really reverses the case, there will be far more than one Zhou Cheng involved, and many of the officials involved were still in the court.
Life or death depends on the mood of the empress.
"grown ups!"
Qian Kerou ran into the lobby against the flow of people, with a smile on her round face. Then she patted her forehead and, as if remembering, hurriedly took out the "Taixu Scroll" from her arms and returned it to its original owner.
The other people in Lihuatang's brocade clothes surrounded Zhao Duan, expressing their joy, and the whole scene was filled with joy.
Ma Yan hid outside the crowd and did not join in the fun.
Sitting back on the chair, he looked at the people in Dali Temple who were mourning for their heirs. Compared with the smiles on the other side, he couldn't help but marvel. He turned to look at Sun Lianying and suddenly said:
"Did you know this earlier?"
Sun Lianying smiled and pretended to be stupid:
"What do you know? Our family is just here to join in the fun and not get involved in your affairs."
When Ma Yan saw this, he became more confident and suddenly realized:
"Does Your Majesty also know?"
Sun Lianying said nothing.
On that day, Zhao Duan asked him to send two things to the Empress. One was a recording scroll, which copied the conversation to prove the Empress' innocence.
One is a memorial. Zhao Duan briefly stated that Zhou Cheng wanted to use Wang Shan to deal with him, and hoped that the empress would help with the acting and push the boat along so that he could use his plan.
Therefore, the empress knew Zhao Duan's "innocence", and she also knew that Zhao Duan wanted to use his plan to trick Zhou Cheng.
But once the empress arrives, we don't know how it will progress. We don't know if Zhao Duan has proven his innocence now that he has entered the situation.
More importantly, Xue Lin's case was not mentioned in the memorial.
Therefore, the empress did not know that Zhao Duan had already used the old case to almost bring down Zhou Cheng.
So, how to put it.
The Empress knows a little, but not much...
"Mr. Yuan?"
Among the crowd, Zhao Duan looked at Yuan Li who was walking towards him. He was about to say thank you when he saw Yuan Li wave his hand and said with a smile: "This is not a place for greetings. You should go to another place now."
He blinked, feeling unruly for a moment.
It seems to be saying: Go quickly, go and show your holiness in front of His Majesty.
"Thank you Mr. Yuan for reminding me."
Zhao Duan knows very well that in the workplace, many times, doing well is not as good as reporting well.
Therefore, he does not like to show his holiness in front of others, but simply wants to seize every opportunity to perform in front of the leadership.
"No, I remember just when I threw the scroll and Zhou Cheng was about to retreat, it seemed that a young eunuch from the palace who came to supervise ran out. He might have thought that the interrogation was over and was busy going to the palace to report..."
However, Zhao Duan thought about it again and felt that the problem was not big.
The little eunuch ran away too early and did not know the following section, and it was not written in the memorial, so Zhenbao still did not know about my investigation of Xue Lin's case...
safe.
Zhao Duan hurriedly changed his clothes, borrowed Zhang Han's horse, whipped his whip, and ran towards the palace.
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at the same time.
In the palace, Empress Dayu welcomed a guest this morning.
In the imperial garden, in the pavilion by the pond.
Xu Zhenguan's slender white jade fingers took out a white piece from the chess box, looked at the old man opposite the chess board, and said: "...So, Grand Master, you really misunderstood him. Zhao Duan is not an outsider." All of his past deeds like those in the rumors are just deliberate self-destruction."
The "grand master" she calls is definitely not someone else.
He was an important figure in the literary world of the Yu Dynasty, a senior official, one of the "Three Lords" in the court, the Minister of Gu Ming, and was once known as the "Nanzhuang Beidong" together with Zhuang Xiaocheng, the rebellious Taifu.
Nowadays, Dong Taishi, one of the top nobles in the imperial court, is in charge of the Hanlin Academy and serves as the third-rank "Grand Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy".
As the "mentor" who taught the empress the knowledge when she was the third princess in the past, Grand Master Dong was an "imperialist" through and through.
She was also the most supportive force in the court when the empress first ascended the throne.
Therefore, although he is already old, it is difficult for him to assume important positions.
But this octogenarian old man still held a pivotal position in the eyes of the empress.
Therefore, he was entrusted with the important task of taking the lead in selecting people and forming a "new cabinet".
This morning, Grand Master Dong entered the palace and once again advised her to be a good minister and stay away from villains.
Apparently, I heard bad words about Zhao Duan from another student.
In desperation, Xu Zhenguan had no choice but to explain like this.
Master Dong was about seventy or eighty years old, wearing a crimson university sergeant's robe, with white beard and hair, and a face as heavy as a jujube.
Due to proper maintenance, he is full of energy and vitality. Although his hair is gray, his old eyes are still sharp and lively.
At this time, he was holding the black chess piece, his frown slightly relaxed, and he said:
"If it is as His Majesty said, this person's character is not as corrupt as the students of the old minister said."
Xu Zhenguan nodded and said:
"Students of Hanlin Academy read books about sages, were influenced by imperial masters, and hated evil as much as enemies. When they heard that he had a bad reputation, they felt unhappy about it, which is normal."
Master Dong shook his head and said:
"But the veteran heard that this person has recently been sent to prison in Taiwan, and it seems that he was involved in a woman's case...
If you remember correctly, today is the joint trial of the three divisions. It can be seen from this that even if he is not as corrupt as the rumors, he is still far less than a gentleman.
Even though this person is a capable official, he is still just a humble soldier who doesn’t know how to read. The more powerful he becomes, the harder it is to stick to his true intentions... Your Majesty, don’t mind the nagging of this old minister..."
Xu Zhenguan smiled bitterly.
I knew that although Taishi Dong was loyal, he always had a strong prejudice against warriors.
Or to be more precise, he doesn't think highly of bureaucrats who are not scholars.
The earliest cause of the hostility between the eunuch Wang Zhen and Wang Zhen was that Wang Zhen was dictating the Hanlin Academy.
Taishi Dong was furious and rebuked the eunuchs in front of the late emperor for being ignorant and incompetent, thus creating a grudge.
The background of Zhao Duan's imperial soldiers was also one of the reasons why scholars in the capital were hostile to him.
Master Dong had a long-standing prejudice against warriors, and Xu Zhenguan couldn't say anything.
But when I heard him mention the three-division trial, I couldn't help but glance at the sky.
I thought to myself, if everything goes well, in the courtroom at this moment, the little imperial guard will probably be cleared of suspicion, right?
However, what was recorded on the scroll showed that Zhou Cheng was too cautious in his words, and it was not safe enough to convict him of "murdering an official of the imperial court" with just a few words.
However, it was not easy for the little imperial guard to do this, to get involved in the situation and drag Zhou Cheng into the water. How could he be dissatisfied and harshly criticize him?
Although the charges were not quite enough, he tried his best... This was still the prerequisite for everything to go smoothly. Zhou Cheng had been ups and downs for many years, but he might not have fallen into the trap yet.
Thinking about it, Xu Zhenguan was a little distracted.
"Your Majesty?" Master Dong couldn't help calling.
Xu Zhenguan suddenly came to his senses and was about to speak when suddenly, from the path of the Royal Garden in the distance, a young eunuch ran over in small steps, panting.
When he came closer, he handed over the paper that was hastily recorded in the court: "Your Majesty, the three departments will withdraw from the court. The trial process is all recorded on the paper."
Is it over?
Xu Zhenguan's eyes lit up, and he raised his hand to take the thin pieces of paper. His slender hand brushed them, and the paper flew away.
From those records, it was as if I had witnessed with my own eyes the whole process of how Zhao Duan fought back, faced many unfavorable evidences, got away with it, and turned against Zhou Cheng's army.
Although the records are few, they are more exciting than the script.
Xu Zhen watched until the end, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised. This smile captivated the city and the country, and the imperial garden seemed to be as bright as the arrival of the spring god.
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