Luoyang, Changning Palace.

In the imperial study room, Cui Shi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, knelt down on the ground in fear, with his head bowed deeply, not daring to look directly at the emperor Xiao Ji.

Xiao Ji directly threw dozens of memorials on the imperial table in front of him, and said coldly: "Cui Qing's family, my minister of punishment, take a good look at what is written on these memorials?"

Cui Shi had a bad feeling in his heart. He guessed that these memorials were probably related to him, and he didn't dare to argue. He just said "the minister complies with the order", then he made up his mind, picked up a random book and scattered it. The memorial on the ground was slowly opened, and after only a rough look, a cold sweat broke out on the back.

This is the memorial submitted by Wu Ji, the recorder of Jiaozhou, who joins the army. The recorder joins the army and is responsible for supervising and impeaching the six officials of the state.I also have some impressions of this Wu Ji Cui Shi. When he came to Beijing for business last year, he specially visited him in Cui's mansion. He claimed to be a close friend of his younger brother Cui Yin, but he didn't take it seriously. What is not lacking is this kind of friends who come here for fame.

But it never occurred to me that Wu Ji, who claimed to be a close friend at the beginning, now accuses his younger brother Cui Yin in the memorial, saying that Cui Yin threatened him and many colleagues in the state to oppose the newly appointed governor of Jiaozhou, King Qi. Xiao Jie also forced them to conspire to drive Xiao Jie away. It seemed that he was afraid that a few words would not be enough evidence. Wu Jie also deliberately listed the content of Cui Yin's conspiracy with them, such as how to evade Xiao Jie's power step by step, Asking him to do nothing, making him unable to stay in Jiaozhou for a month and so on... At the end of the memorial, Wu Ji once again emphasized that if the assassination of King Qi was really done by Cui Yin, it was Cui Yin alone The idea really has nothing to do with Wu Ji.

Cui Shi hated him so much that his heart was about to bleed, this Wu Ji betrayed and reported Cui Yin, why did he pour the dirty water on his brother who assassinated Xiao Jie!

He also just received the news from his younger brother from Jiaozhou yesterday, knowing that Qi Wang Xiao Jie was assassinated in the middle of the night, he was poisoned and unconscious, and his life was in danger. Yin is in big trouble, maybe the whole Cui family is in big trouble.

Xiao Jie, the governor, was assassinated, and his younger brother, who was the deputy governor, became the biggest suspect. Even if it was finally confirmed that the assassination was not done by Cui Yin, if Xiao Jie died, a prince would be stabbed to death on the spot. In Panyu, Cui Yin, as the vice-governor of Jiaozhou, can hardly shirk the blame. At the slightest, he will be dismissed from office, and at worst, he will be killed. The entire Cui family will inevitably be affected by this.

Cui Shi secretly wiped off a cold sweat, and picked up the second memorial. The content was basically the same. They all accused Cui Yin of coercing them to oppose Qi Wang Xiaojie together, and emphasized again that the assassination of Qi Wang was probably done by Cui Yin. He was neither aware nor involved.

Cui Shi read several books in a row, and the more he read, the more he felt chilled, until he turned to Sima Song An's memorial. Just much harsher wording.The reason why Cui Shi was angry was because Song An, on the basis of crowding out his colleagues and assassinating the King of Qi, charged his brother with a new crime, that is, contempt for the imperial power, saying that Cui Yin had repeatedly expressed to others that his Majesty appointed the King of Qi. He was dissatisfied with the governor of Jiaozhou, and said that only he, Cui Yin, was qualified to take over as the governor of Jiaozhou.

As the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Cui Shi knows better than anyone what crime is contemptuous of the imperial power. Is this Song An planning to uproot their entire Cui family?

The more Cui Shi thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she didn't have the heart to continue reading. It is estimated that the content of the reading will be similar with minor differences.

"Hmph! Why didn't you read it?"

Xiao Ji's cold voice reached Cui Shi's ears.

Cui Shi didn't dare to defend himself, but pleaded guilty on the ground: "My brother Cui Yin is guilty, please calm your majesty."

Xiao Ji's voice became colder: "Where is Cui Yin guilty? Doesn't he think that Cui Yin is qualified to take over as the governor of Jiaozhou? I would like to ask you, is Jiaozhou the Jiaozhou of Daning, or the Jiaozhou of your Cui family. "

"Your Majesty clearly learned that although my younger brother Cui Yin is ignorant, the old minister guarantees that he will never dare to have such a heart!"

Xiao Ji's words were almost heartbreaking, and Cui Shi was so frightened that he hurriedly defended his younger brother.

Xiao Ji smiled coldly: "Since Cui Yin didn't dare to have such a heart, why did I appoint King Qi as the governor of Jiaozhou? He couldn't wait to coerce a group of Jiaozhou officials to oppose Qi King together, and asked him to stay in Jiaozhou for a month. If you don’t go down, you’ll even send assassins to assassinate him.”

"Your Majesty!" Cui Shi burst into tears, "I believe that the assassination of King Qi was not done by my younger brother Cui Yin, and I hope that your majesty will see through the details and send someone to find out the truth, so that my younger brother and my Cui family can be innocent. "

Xiao Ji just looked coldly at Cui Shi, who was kneeling on the ground and weeping bitterly, without any emotion in his eyes.

Cui Shi originally planned to cry twice to win Xiao Ji's sympathy, but seeing that Xiao Ji was not moved at all, thinking of the fate of Cui's family, instead, she suddenly felt sad and cried more and more sadly and miserably.

What was more in his heart was the hatred for his ignorant younger brother, and hated why he would provoke Xiao Jie if he had nothing to do.As an older brother, Cui Yin may not know how much he weighs, but he has learned how much Xiao Jie weighs.He and Xiao Jie have jointly investigated the Liangzhou salt and iron smuggling case, and have seen Xiao Jie's insidiousness with his own eyes. Wang Tu, a small personal soldier, asked him to dig out more than a dozen pieces of armor from his home and was arrested. The whole family copied and killed Ling Chi, and two of the four generals died overnight. Both cases were full of doubts, but they were turned into iron cases by him, and Xiao Jie himself was able to escape unscathed in the end.

Grandpa Wang Chong, who had power over the government and the public, was also manipulated by him, and he even lost the position of prime minister.

For such a ruthless person as Xiao Jie, Cui Shi had to hide in the capital, he didn't understand why that silly brother would provoke him for no reason, because he thought his life was too long?Or do you think the Cui family is flourishing?

Although it is now said that Xiao Jie was poisoned and unconscious, and his life was at stake, but Cui Shi knew that Xiao Jie must have concocted this assassination case to frame his younger brother, and Xiao Jie could do such a thing.

But Cui Shi didn't dare to expose the matter. For one thing, Jiaozhou officials have been frightened, and they are queuing up to report and expose their younger brother. No matter whether there is this crime of assassinating King Qi, Cui Yin will no longer be able to gain a foothold in Jiaozhou official circles. Second, he knew that with Xiao Jie's personality, if the Cui family continued to pursue the assassination case, in two days, the Qilin Guard Jiaozhou Division might find the murder weapon that was assassinated that night in Cui Yin's mansion... …

"If I hand over this case to your Ministry of Criminal Justice, how do you plan to deal with it?"

After a long time, Cui Shi finally heard Xiao Ji's voice again, but his tone was still as cold as ice.

Cui Shi secretly let out a long sigh of relief, he knew that the emperor wanted to let the Cui family go, but the specifics depended on whether his answer satisfied him.

At this point in the matter, it is very unrealistic to keep Cui Yin's official position. Cui Shi can only try his best to save his life.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the old minister believes that my younger brother did not participate in the assassination of the King of Qi, but so many Jiaozhou colleagues have reported that he intends to oppose the King of Qi's appointment as the governor of Jiaozhou. It must be true. Although the old minister is his elder brother, he also feels deeply. Heartbroken, Jiaozhou is His Majesty's Jiaozhou. Whoever serves as the governor has his own judgment. How can he be allowed to make unreasonable opinions. Although Cui Yin is a younger brother, the old minister also believes that such crimes should not be tolerated. The minister thinks that Cui Yin should be released Yin cut jobs for the people, and never use them."

What Cui Shi said was righteous and awe-inspiring, with the appearance of killing relatives with righteousness, but in fact, he avoided the serious and ignored the minor, and only helped his brother plead guilty to the lightest crime.

Xiao Ji didn't say yes or no, but looked at Cui Shi calmly.

Cui Shi was heartbroken, and continued to add: "Other officials in Jiaozhou also disregarded the holy grace and conspired with their younger brothers to exclude the king of Qi. The old ministers think that they cannot be tolerated, and they should be accused and dismissed."

Since these people dared to betray and betray Cui Yin at a critical moment, causing their Cui family to suffer such a big loss, Cui Shi did not want them to be alone.

Xiao Ji finally nodded, and said in a cold voice: "Cui Yin and others are so disrespectful and despise Tianwei. Dismissal and investigation are not enough. You can send someone to investigate. Anyone who participated in the opposition of King Qi's appointment as the governor of Jiaozhou Officials, all sent to prison for interrogation, according to the laws of Daning, you can be sentenced as you like, and I will send someone to send a decree to your Ministry of Punishment."

"The old minister thanked His Majesty for His Majesty's grace on behalf of my younger brother." Cui Shi was grateful again.

Although compared with his own proposal, Cui Yin has been jailed more, but in any case, it is enough to keep this life.

Let Cui Yin stay in prison for a few days and suffer a little bit to sober up, so as not to stay in a small place like Jiaozhou for a long time, self-righteous, no one takes it seriously, and always thinks that Xiao Jie is just a person who was expelled from the capital The prince, what can I do, but I don't think about it, the prince who was expelled from the capital is also a prince, and the blood of the emperor is flowing in his body, how could anyone be able to move it?

Looking at the present, none of the people who participated in crowding out Xiao Jie escaped. After all, he is his own son. Even the emperor would not help outsiders deal with his own son.

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